Quinnell Surname

175,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Quinnell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quenilda' or 'Quenild,' the Norman form of Gunnilda, already resident in England before the Conquest Miss Yonge has an interesting account of Gunhild or Gunnilda (ii. 316), but she is mistaken in saying, 'After the Conquest Gunhild died away in England.

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Quinnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9591:58,1006,977
United States7361:492,47141,542
Australia5451:49,5336,173
Canada951:387,84834,448
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Wales291:106,7088,358
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4301:56,6876,711
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Quinnell (38) may also be a first name.

Quinnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quenilda' or 'Quenild,' the Norman form of Gunnilda, already resident in England before the Conquest Miss Yonge has an interesting account of Gunhild or Gunnilda (ii. 316), but she is mistaken in saying, 'After the Conquest Gunhild died away in England.' It was fairly popular for three centuries in both the Danish as well as the Norman dress; v. Gunnell.

Richard fil. Qwinild. Cartularium Abbathiae de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Thomas Qwinild.: Kirkby's Inquest (Surtees Society).

Thomas Quenild, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Quenild, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Quenilda Dewicar, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy, Rylands.

There are eight Gonnilds to one Quenild in one single township in 1273; v. Hundred Rolls, vol. ii. pp. 354-5. It is needless to say that Quenild would be sure to become Quennell.

(2) Local. Mr. Lower suggests that Quennell is the French Quesnel, equivalent to our English Oak or Oakes. In some instances this may be quite possible. Nevertheless (1) must be considered the general parent.

1602. Robert Quennell, or Quehnyl, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

1621. Peter Quennell, Surrey: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Quennell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quinnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quinnell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinnell? popularity and diffusion

Quinnell is the 175,211th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,979,373 people. Quinnell is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Quinnell are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 58,100. In England Quinnell is most numerous in: Kent, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and West Sussex, where 11 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Quinnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quinnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Quinnell surname increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quinnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quinnell surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59% registered with the political party.

The amount Quinnell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning R 198,276 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $52,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinnel9310/
Qinnell930/
Quennell88516/
Guinnell881/
Quinnill880/
Qunell86186/
Queennell823/
Kinnell80886/
Quennel805/
Qennell801/
Cinnell801/
Guinnel800/
Kuinnel800/
Qunel771/
Quinl771/
Qinll770/
Gwinnell75386/
Quinnild7521/
Chinnell7512/
Kinniell759/
Guennell750/
Kinnel71482/
Cinnel7132/
Cnnell711/
Kckinnell711/
Quniel710/
Kennell673,386/
Guennel6763/
Quinlet6732/
Kinnill6721/
Künnell678/
Chinnel675/
Cennell671/
Gwinnel671/
Kinniel671/
Kuennel671/
Cinnill671/
Qunl671/
Qinl671/
Qnel671/
Kinnuel670/
Kynnell670/

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