Quentin is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Quentin
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Christian name which corresponds to the Latin Quintinus (& LT; quintus = fifth). The name was mainly focused in the north, where lived Saint Quentin, evangelizer of the Amiens region, who was martyred in 285.

How popular is Quentin?

Quentin is common in Germany.

Quentin is ranked 52494 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Quentins grew by 8.786611 per cent to 260 since 2000 and ranked 74375 after elevating 844 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80 84.1
Black 11.92 8.79
Hispanic or Latino 4.62 2.09
Others 2.31 0
Quentin is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 8977 people have been found who wears Quentin as their family name. Quentin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
38,459 New Zealand7
7,031 China6
607,991 Indonesia5
15,749 Finland3
931 Gabon3
20,186 Kenya2
21,529 Singapore2
14,521 Portugal2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
1,169 New Caledonia2
35,969 Denmark2
95,312 Argentina2
6,149 Ethiopia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
15,705 Cameroon1
2,232 French Polynesia1
13,447 Uganda1
29,046 Japan1
2,935 Madagascar1
56,169 Mexico1
38,830 Morocco1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
31,207 Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
36,814 Romania1
38,841 Scotland1
4,435 Togo1
14,644 Tunisia1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
55,986 Australia33
65,136 Spain25
3,830 Luxembourg20
447,508 India18
377,825 Russia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,821 Netherlands97
45,215 Canada69
78,184 Italy67
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Quentin:
61,237 United States415
12,260 Belgium148
35,546 South Africa146
31,049 England145
64,630 Brazil143
Countries with thousands of Quentin:
959 France6,270
7,757 Germany1,244
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Mary Quentin from Great Britain aboard the Roscius from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 54 years old when she arrived in USA on October 12, 1846.

Comments

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Waltraud Suriel
Quentin is a Christian name infrequent enough today and patronymic represents the Latin name Quintinus derived from Quintus, that is to say, the fifth in order of birth.

Quentin Namesakes

  • Caroline Quentin, Actress
  • Armand Quentin de Baudry d'Asson, Politician
  • Thérèse Quentin, Actress
  • Carlos Quentin, Baseball outfielder
  • Caroline Quentin, Actress
  • Caroline Quentin, Actress
  • Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Prosecutor
  • Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Prosecutor
  • Delphine Quentin, Actor
  • Didier Quentin, French Politician

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