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    The surname Quincy

    A French place surname, carried by 1,012 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkwɪnsi/ 2 syllables Soundex Q520 Also a first name

    Quincy: #24,665 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Quincy #24,665, 1,012 people Quincy: #24,665 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Quincy #24,665, 1,012 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quincy is more common than 84.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.

    Quincy is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,012 people named Quincy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 932.

    #24,665
    rank among US surnames
    1,012
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #25,006)

    Who is named Quincy

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

    61% of people named Quincy identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.7%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Quincys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Josiah Quincy II
      American lawyer (1744–1775)
    • Josiah Quincy III
      American politician and president of Harvard University (1772-1864)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Quincy

    Quincy has the Soundex code Q520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q520.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Quincy come from?
    A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
    How common is the surname Quincy?
    1,012 people in the United States had the surname Quincy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. It ranked 24,665th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Quincy?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Quincy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Quincy?
    Josiah Quincy II, American lawyer (1744–1775), followed by Josiah Quincy III.
    Where is the surname Quincy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Quincy in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Quincy?
    Quincy is /ˈkwɪnsi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Quincy?
    Quincy is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Quincy getting more or less common?
    More common. 932 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,012 in 2010, up 8.6%.
    Is Quincy also a first name?
    Yes. Quincy 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.