Quinlan Surname

19,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Quinlan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Caoindhealbhan (dh and bh mute) = Sweet Face [Irish caoin, sweet, kind + the aspirated form of dealbh, face + the diminutive suff. -án]

Quinlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,4141:25,1463,165
Ireland3,4471:1,366274
Australia3,2691:8,2581,223
Canada2,8211:13,0611,931
England2,7021:20,6212,917
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Wales931:33,2753,343
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Saint Lucia601:2,980460
Chile511:345,4219,676
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Panama191:205,9085,804
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Guyana111:69,2935,568
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
China71:195,331,65210,124
France61:11,070,454349,096
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Barbados21:143,7241,981
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,2501:1,969373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:40,0915,095
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4131:14,7141,882

Quinlan (379) may also be a first name.

Quinlan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Caoindhealbhan (dh and bh mute) = Sweet Face [Irish caoin, sweet, kind + the aspirated form of dealbh, face + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Caoindealbháin A branch of the southern Uí Néill, whose name was notable in its older form Kindellan, it is now confused with Connellan. IF 251; Map (as Kindellan) Meath

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Caoindealbhan (gracefully shaped).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably an old Irish personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quinlan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Quinlan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Quinlan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinlan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,689th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 261,653 people. Quinlan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Quinlan are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 445,512th most common first name at a global level, borne by 379 people.

The last name Quinlan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,414 people, or 1 in 25,146. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Quinlan occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Quinlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quinlan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quinlan surname rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 423 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quinlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quinlan are 0.45999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quinlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.49% more than the national average, earning R 500,196 per year; in United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,899 CAD per year.

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