Quant Surname
Approximately 3,099 people bear this surname
Quant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Quaint,' that is, neat or spruce. Old French, coint, 'quaint, ... spruce, brisk, trim': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary
'And of Achilles for his qucinte spere.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
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Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 907 | 1:399,624 | 34,977 |
Nicaragua | 716 | 1:8,409 | 656 |
Netherlands | 252 | 1:67,013 | 11,436 |
England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
Aruba | 166 | 1:623 | 79 |
Germany | 142 | 1:566,940 | 46,426 |
El Salvador | 70 | 1:90,627 | 1,579 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 59 | 1:582 | 96 |
Bahamas | 50 | 1:7,835 | 653 |
Honduras | 45 | 1:195,921 | 2,232 |
Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
Costa Rica | 41 | 1:116,587 | 1,845 |
Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
Colombia | 38 | 1:1,257,212 | 10,114 |
Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 127 | 1:191,932 | 15,501 |
Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
Quant (52) may also be a first name.
Quant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Quaint,' that is, neat or spruce. Old French, coint, 'quaint, ... spruce, brisk, trim': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary
'And of Achilles for his qucinte spere.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Michael le Queynt. Writs of Parliament.
John le Quent, Close Rolls, 14 Edward II.
Margaret le Coynte. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1664. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Quaint: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1692. — John, s. William Quint (sic): ibid.
1707. Married — Dows Quant and Frances Johnson: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Prudent, Skilful; Neat, Fastidious; Odd, Curious [Middle English quaynt(e, queynt(e, coynt(e, coint(e; Old French coint, prudent, etc.; Latin cognit-us, known] Michael le Queynt.—Parl. Writs.
Margaret la Coynte.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
And therfore have I greet necessitee Upon this queynte world tavyse [to advise] me.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B1425-6.
. . . She, nothing quaint Nor ’sdeignfull of so homely fashion.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III. vii. 10.
From the Dutch, Kwant; from the German, Quandt; a personal name.
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Quant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quant Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quant is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quant? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 143,562nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,351,580 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Quant reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quant is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 52 people.
Quant is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 907 people, or 1 in 399,624. In The United States Quant is most frequent in: Florida, where 23 percent live, California, where 23 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Quant exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.
Quant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quant Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Quant are 1.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.83% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Quant earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 24.78% more than the national average, earning $28,328,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,488 CAD per year.
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