Quant Surname

143,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

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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Quant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9071:399,62434,977
Nicaragua7161:8,409656
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
England2481:224,67018,849
Aruba1661:62379
Germany1421:566,94046,426
El Salvador701:90,6271,579
Turks and Caicos Islands591:58296
Bahamas501:7,835653
Honduras451:195,9212,232
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales251:123,7819,267
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Austria241:354,81038,119
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Kwant; from the German, Quandt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quandt916,896/
Quante912,143/
Queant91382/
Quaint9125/
Quanth9112/
Quants916/
Quan89731,589/
Qant8932/
Quandth838/
Quandte832/
Quaunte831/
Queante831/
Quandtz830/
Quang80204,093/
Quain801,794/
Quann80922/
Quane80887/
Quanh80548/
Kuant80156/
Guant8087/
Quean8035/
Quhan8033/
Qanth8020/
Quand8010/
Quanq801/
Quaun801/
Quwan801/
Kquan801/
Cuant801/
Quayn801/
Quanc801/
Qwant801/
Qukan801/
Qante801/
Qantz800/
Qandt800/
Qaunt800/
Qaint800/
Quont800/
Quantová773/
Qan75367/
Gueant73417/
Quaine73382/
Quaing7386/
Quasne7360/
Quaink7346/
Quanne7331/
Guantt7312/
Quasin738/
Queint738/
Kuante736/
Cuante736/
Quwain733/
Quatin733/
Quhane732/
Kuandt732/
Guandt732/
Qahant732/
Guantz732/
Quayne731/
Quamdt731/
Quandh731/
Qwandt731/
Quasyn731/
Queann731/
Quqane731/
D'Quan731/
Nquean731/
Quonte731/
Quhuan731/
Kuanth731/
Quahan730/
Queanh730/
Qucain730/
Qwantt730/
Queane730/
Guan672,795,397/
Kant67171,168/
Kuan6730,507/
Cant678,400/
Quam673,776/
Cuan673,205/
Quon672,970/
Qand671,997/
Qane67348/
Qoun67175/
Guainet67137/
Qain6768/
Quaggin6743/
Qanh6733/
Qwan6730/
Qaan6727/
Quanque6724/
Quasing6718/
Qhan6715/
Quateen6710/
Qang6710/
Queaneh679/
Quachin678/
Qamt677/
Quân675/
Quán675/
Quating675/
Qann674/
Quaseen674/
Quaisin674/
Qahn673/
Quhuang673/
Kuhante672/
Quassen672/
Qean672/
Quattin672/
Queinet672/
Qamn672/
Qcan672/
Quanová671/
Queaten671/
Quwayne671/
Quachen671/
Quahane671/
Quangue671/
Queinte671/
Guaynet671/
D'Quang671/
Qanc671/
Qank671/
Qayn671/
Qgan671/
Kuasint671/
Hqan671/

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