Saint-Quentin Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSaint-Quentin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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.
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de St. Quintin.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saintquentin | 96 | 4 | / |
| Saint Quentin | 92 | 48 | / |
| Saint-Quintin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saint Quantin | 85 | 1 | / |
| Santa Quintina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Santa Quintino | 74 | 1 | / |
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