Quine Surname
Approximately 2,499 people bear this surname
Quine Surname Definition:
(Celtic) contraction of Mac Coinn or Mac Cuinn = Son of Conn, i.e. Counsel, Reason [Irish mac, son + coinn or cuinn, genit. of conn, counsel, etc.]
Quine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 697 | 1:520,027 | 43,436 | 
| England | 572 | 1:97,409 | 10,329 | 
| Philippines | 507 | 1:199,681 | 31,532 | 
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 | 
| Isle of Man | 149 | 1:576 | 63 | 
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 | 
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 | 
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 | 
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 | 
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 | 
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 | 
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 | 
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 | 
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 | 
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 | 
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 | 
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 | 
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 | 
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 | 
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 | 
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 | 
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 | 
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 | 
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 | 
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 | 
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 | 
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 | 
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 | 
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 | 
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 | 
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 | 
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 | 
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 | 
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 | 
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 | 
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 | 
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 | 
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 | 
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 | 
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 | 
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 | 
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 390 | 1:139 | 30 | 
| England | 238 | 1:102,418 | 10,282 | 
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 | 
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 | 
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 | 
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 | 
The alternate forms: Quiñe (552) are calculated separately.
Quine (246) may also be a first name.
Quine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) contraction of Mac Coinn or Mac Cuinn = Son of Conn, i.e. Counsel, Reason [Irish mac, son + coinn or cuinn, genit. of conn, counsel, etc.]
Contracted from Mac Coinn, or Mac Cuinn, 'Conn's Son’ (conn, ‘counsel’). 'Conn, of the hundred fights, ' was one of Ireland's greatest legendary heroes.
‘Mac Cuinn, son of Donnghade, royal heir of Teathbha, died a.d. 1027.
In 1403 ‘Luke Mac Quyn of the Island of Mann, scholar, ’ received 'certain alms called particles in the Island aforesaid' from King Henry IV., which had been ‘given, confirmed, and conceded perpetually to the scholars by our predecessors, former Kings of England. . .'
Quine Demographics
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Quine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quine is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as: Quiñe. Click here for further possible spellings of Quine.
How Common Is The Last Name Quine? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 172,166th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,916,185 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 32 percent of Quine are found; 31 percent are found in Northern Europe and 31 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 569,299th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 246 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 520,027. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Quine exists in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.
Quine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quine surname grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Quine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Quine last name are 4.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Quine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.38% less than the national average, earning R 141,684 per year; in United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $43,359 CAD per year.
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