Quintin Surname

52,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Quintin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quentin.' Quentin became a somewhat popular personal name in Scotland, and has been immortalized by Walter Scott. It was still familiar in the 17th and 18th centuries, but is gradually losing ground.

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Quintin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,6541:14,2721,481
United States8681:417,57936,242
Belgium8091:14,2112,151
Canada6921:53,2456,370
Mexico6871:180,6795,125
Philippines6261:161,72226,621
Colombia5981:79,8903,260
Spain2791:167,57012,048
England1301:428,60028,863
Argentina851:502,86437,103
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Ecuador511:311,8799,102
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Andorra221:3,811733
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
India81:95,883,173728,828
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Quintín (9) are calculated separately.

Quintin (34,845) may also be a first name.

Quintin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quentin.' Quentin became a somewhat popular personal name in Scotland, and has been immortalized by Walter Scott. It was still familiar in the 17th and 18th centuries, but is gradually losing ground.

Quintlnus Poulet, Patent Roll, 7 Henry VII.

Quintine Routledge, 1617: Household Books of Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle.

Quintine Foster, 1618: ibid.

(2) Local, 'of St. Quentin,' on the Somme, called after the missionary martyred there in 387. It was he who caused the Quentin mentioned above to be a popular baptismal name. Probably the 'St.' was occasionally dropped, as seems to have been the case in several instances below.

Richard Quintine, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de St. Quintino, Wiltshire, ibid.

Adam Quintin, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Robert Quintyn, Norfolk, ibid.

Willelmus de Qwyntyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1647. Married — Thomas Quintin and Ann Tunstall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

It is clear that (1) rather than (2) is in general the chief parent. But both are now practically lost in Quinton, which see.

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

from Latin quintus, 'fifth.' A common Roman praenomen. Formerly a favorite forename in Scotland, but now practically disused. It was also a surname. S. Quintin or Quentin of Amiens, the third century martyr, gave name to many places in France, and was later the patron saint of Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire. Florie, relict of Ade Quintinus, made a donation of land in Lempitlaw to the Hospital of Soltre, 1190-1220 (Soltre, p. 9) Quentin Agnew was third sheriff of Galloway, 1484-98. Quynting Blak was a witness in Prestwick, 1505 (Prestwick, p. 39), Quhintene Lokkie was burgess of Edinburgh, 1583 (RER., II, 344), Quintine Prestoun was professor of phisick in Aberdeen, 1596 (CRA., p. 144), and Quhinten or Quihintein Thomsone is recorded in Melrose, 1606 (RRM., I, p. 19, 21). Robert Quintene was burgess of Edinburgh (MCM., II, p. 299), and Hesther Quintine was heir ot John Quintine, burgess of Hadingtoun, 1605 (Retours, Edinburgh, 1446). Quaintein 1600, Quantine 1750.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(French-Latin) the Latin Quintinus, from Quintus: v. under Quince.

Quintinus Poulet.—Pat. Rolls, A.D. 1491-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quintin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quintin (Hindi: क्वीन्टीन, Marathi: ींटन) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Quintín. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quintin? popularity and diffusion

Quintin is the 52,004th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 740,078 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Quintin are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Quintin is also the 24,815th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 34,845 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 4,654 people, or 1 in 14,272. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 32 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 8 percent live. Barring France Quintin is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Quintin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quintin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quintin surname grew 1,771 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quintin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quintin are 15.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.02% registered with the party.

The amount Quintin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning R 331,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $25,820,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quintín959/
Quinting93152/
Quintijn93123/
Quinttin931/
Quintinq931/
Quintien931/
Quintn924/
Quntin922/
Qintin921/
Quintting880/
Quentin867,745/
Quinten861,621/
Quintyn86723/
Kuintin8615/
Guintin863/
Qinting862/
Cuintin861/
Qunting861/
Quentien8090/
Queentin803/
Queuntin802/
Quintenn801/
Quienten801/
Quenting800/
Kintin77381/
Cintin774/
Qentin772/
Qinten772/
Qwinten7122/
Chintin7111/
Kintina718/
Quenten713/
Kwintin712/
Quentim712/
Kuinten711/
Qunteen711/
Guentin711/
Kuentin711/
Guinten710/
Kintienė6743/
Qeentina671/
Queenten671/
Kntin671/

Quintin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quintin in the Hindi language
क्वीन्टीनkvintina-
Quintin in the Marathi language
ींटनintana57.14
ीन्टनintana14.29
ीटींनitinna14.29
युनटीनyunatina14.29

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