Saint-Quentin Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Saint-Quentin Surname Definition:

SAINT QUINTIN: St. Quintin is the chief-town of Lower Picardy, from whence Sir Hubert de St. Quintin is said to have come, at the Norman invasion. Domesday, however, mentions Hugh de St. Quintin, as a tenant in capite in the counties of Dorset and Essex.

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Saint-Quentin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France781:851,573100,617
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Saint-Quentin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SAINT QUINTIN: St. Quintin is the chief-town of Lower Picardy, from whence Sir Hubert de St. Quintin is said to have come, at the Norman invasion. Domesday, however, mentions Hugh de St. Quintin, as a tenant in capite in the counties of Dorset and Essex. His grandson erected the castle of St. Quintin in Wales.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de St. Quintin.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Saint-Quentin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saint-Quentin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Saint-Quentin is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saint-Quentin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saint-Quentin is the 2,091,648th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Saint-Quentin live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 851,573. In France Saint-Quentin is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 63 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent live and Île-de-France, where 4 percent live. Besides France Saint-Quentin occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saintquentin964/
Saint Quentin9248/
Saint-Quintin921/
Saint Quantin851/
Santa Quintina741/
Santa Quintino741/

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