Quintanilla Surname

4,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Quintanilla Surname Definition:

One who came from Quintanilla (land held at a rental of one- fifth of the produce therefrom) in Spain; dweller in, or near, a small country mansion.

This is the diminutive form of "quintanar" which refers to a village. Could also be the diminutive of "quintana" (see) or a place in Roman encampments where food was sold.

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Quintanilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador29,0131:21948
United States20,3281:17,8312,259
Mexico16,0471:7,735875
Honduras14,1691:622150
Peru9,4011:3,381555
Chile7,3771:2,388414
Spain5,1871:9,0131,071
Nicaragua4,3651:1,379263
Bolivia4,0421:2,627453
Ecuador2,4411:6,5161,072
Guatemala2,0551:7,826953
Cuba1,6471:6,996715
Philippines1,3811:73,30812,644
Colombia1,1291:42,3152,317
Argentina1,1141:38,3693,224
Costa Rica7111:6,723437
Guam4941:32439
Venezuela3321:90,9763,470
Canada3031:121,60312,764
France2001:332,11450,174
Uruguay1651:20,7992,401
Belize1321:2,693561
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
Panama921:42,5252,196
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Puerto Rico631:56,3511,209
Australia361:749,88148,970
England341:1,638,76668,634
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Northern Mariana Islands191:2,873305
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China61:227,886,92811,701
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Quintañilla (1) are calculated separately.

Quintanilla (62) may also be a first name.

Quintanilla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Quintanilla (land held at a rental of one- fifth of the produce therefrom) in Spain; dweller in, or near, a small country mansion.

This is the diminutive form of "quintanar" which refers to a village. Could also be the diminutive of "quintana" (see) or a place in Roman encampments where food was sold.

Asturian name from Oviedo.

See Quintero.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Quinto, Spanish for the ordinal number five, 'fifth'. Example: "el quinto piso" means the fifth floor.

- karenyvesquinto

This surname is of Spanish origin, but becoming more common in Portugal.

- lucasquintanilha

Quintanilla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quintanilla is found in El Salvador more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Quintañilla. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quintanilla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quintanilla is the 4,586th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,430 people. The last name Quintanilla occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Quintanilla are found; 41 percent are found in Central America and 41 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 62 people.

Quintanilla is most commonly held in El Salvador, where it is carried by 29,013 people, or 1 in 219. In El Salvador Quintanilla is primarily found in: San Salvador Department, where 30 percent live, San Miguel Department, where 22 percent live and Usulután Department, where 12 percent live. Other than El Salvador this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Mexico, where 13 percent live.

Quintanilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quintanilla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quintanilla last name grew 184,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quintanilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quintanilla surname are 42.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quintanilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.78% less than the national average, earning 184,172 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,848 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $23,023,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $36,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.51% less than the national average, earning $39,493 CAD per year.

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