How common is the surname Quinton?

3,452 people in the United States had the surname Quinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quinton?

Carole Quinton, British athlete, followed by Pieter Quinton.

Where is the surname Quinton most common?

Wikidata records people named Quinton in the United Kingdom and the United States.

How do you pronounce Quinton?

Quinton is /ˈkwɪn.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Quinton getting more or less common?

More common. 3,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 7.7%.

Is Quinton also a first name?

Yes. Quinton 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.

The surname Quinton

An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,452 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkwɪn.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex Q535 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quinton is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

Quinton is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,452 people named Quinton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,205.

#9,421

rank among US surnames

3,452

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,334)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491

Who is named Quinton

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

78% of people named Quinton identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quintons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carole Quinton
British athlete, born 1936
Pieter Quinton
American rower (born 1998)

Notable Quintons come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quinton

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quinton come from?: Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".
How common is the surname Quinton?: 3,452 people in the United States had the surname Quinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quinton?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Quinton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quinton?: Carole Quinton, British athlete, followed by Pieter Quinton.
Where is the surname Quinton most common?: Wikidata records people named Quinton in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Quinton?: Quinton is /ˈkwɪn.tən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Quinton?: Quinton is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Quinton getting more or less common?: More common. 3,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 7.7%.
Is Quinton also a first name?: Yes. Quinton 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.