Quinney Surname

123,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Quinney Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Manx and Irish Mac Cuinnaidh (dh mute) = Son of Connaidh, i.e. the Crafty [Irish mac, son + the genit. of connaidh(e, crafty]

Quinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6101:225,13021,781
England1,2561:44,3625,608
Canada5761:63,9687,454
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Australia641:421,80833,593
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Wales241:128,9399,528
India161:47,941,586492,263
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Isle of Man581:936149
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Quinney (37) may also be a first name.

Quinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Manx and Irish Mac Cuinnaidh (dh mute) = Son of Connaidh, i.e. the Crafty [Irish mac, son + the genit. of connaidh(e, crafty]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Coinne (W) The Ulster name Quinney is now rare. Ó Coinne is also anglicized Cunny which is quite numerous in Co. Sligo but sometimes changed to Quinn. Map Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Coinne (W) The Ulster name Quinney is now rare. Ó Coinne is also anglicized Cunny which is quite numerous in Co. Sligo but sometimes changed to Quinn. Map Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Contracted from Mac Connaidh, ‘Connaidh’s Son’ (connaidh, ‘crafty', is the adjectival form of conn).'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From Queney; a location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Quinney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quinney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinney? popularity and diffusion

Quinney is the 123,029th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,962,711 people. The surname Quinney is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quinney are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quinney is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 225,130. In The United States Quinney is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Alabama, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Quinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quinney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quinney surname increased 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 590 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Quinney last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quinney surname are 11.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quinney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $48,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinniey9317/
Quinny92125/
Quinne92114/
Qunney922/
Quinnie86251/
Quinnez86123/
Guinney8668/
Quinneh8612/
Quienne8610/
Quinnes866/
Quinner864/
Quenney863/
Quinnoy863/
Qunniey862/
Quinnue862/
Quinnep861/
Quinnuy861/
Quinnee861/
Quinnay860/
Quimney860/
Qunne833/
Qinny831/
Quney831/
Qunny831/
Quinnett80274/
Quiennee801/
Kinney7745,471/
Cinney7761/
Quinna7726/
Qunnie7722/
Qunneh7717/
Guinne7716/
Quenny779/
Quinni776/
Quenne775/
Guinny773/
Qugney771/
Quimny771/
Qunniy771/
Qusney771/
Quneya771/
Quinnh771/
Qenney771/
Qune735/
Quny731/
Qnne731/
Qnny731/
Quenneh71124/
Quennet71115/
Guinnee7153/
Quennoy7125/
Guinnoy7118/
Chinney7113/
Ckinney7112/
Cuinnea7112/
Guinnay718/
Quiñnes717/
Quennie716/
Quiñnez716/
Quinnui715/
Qunneis714/
Quinnit713/
Quinnis712/
Quenner712/
Kinneys712/
Quenned712/
Kinneye711/
Qwinner711/
Gcquinness711/
Gkinney711/
Qunnieh711/
Quinnio711/
Kienney710/
Quienna710/
Kinniey710/
Kinne676,033/
Kinny671,052/
Cuingnet67154/
Qunez6724/
Cinne6721/
Chinneya6717/
Qunna6711/
Cinny679/
Chinneye679/
Knney675/
Kinneauy674/
Qunni674/
Kckinney673/
Qunet673/
Qinna672/
Quneh672/
Qunea672/
Qunes672/
Ngquneya672/
Qinni672/
Kinney's671/
Quennett671/
Quesnnoy671/
Qunie671/
Qenny671/
Gqune671/
Quner670/

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