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    The surname Quentin

    A Latin surname, carried by 260 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkwɛntɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex Q535 Also a first name

    Quentin: #74,375 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Quentin #74,375, 260 people Quentin: #74,375 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Quentin #74,375, 260 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quentin is more common than 54.2% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular. Compare Quinton.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 260 people named Quentin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,187,483 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 239.

    #74,375
    rank among US surnames
    260
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.8%
    change since 2000 (was #75,219)

    Who is named Quentin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    80% of people named Quentin identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Quentins

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thérèse Quentin
      Actress (1929–2015)
    • Carlos Quentin
      Baseball outfielder retired from Major League Baseball, born 1982

    Notable Quentins come mostly from France (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Quentin

    Quentin has the Soundex code Q535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q535.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Quentin come from?
    From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular. Compare Quinton.
    How common is the surname Quentin?
    260 people in the United States had the surname Quentin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,187,483 Americans. It ranked 74,375th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Quentin?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Quentin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Quentin?
    Thérèse Quentin, actress (1929–2015), followed by Carlos Quentin.
    Where is the surname Quentin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Quentin in France and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Quentin?
    Quentin is /ˈkwɛntɪn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Quentin getting more or less common?
    More common. 239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 260 in 2010, up 8.8%.
    Is Quentin also a first name?
    Yes. Quentin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.