Quint Family History

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Quint Name Meaning

Catalan: from a personal name Quint (Latin Quintus) denoting the fifth-born child in a family. French: from Middle French quint ‘fifth’, a term used in western France to denote an administrative area consisting of five villages, presumably applied as a metonymic occupational name for the administrator of such an area. German: from the medieval personal name and saint’s name Quintinus. Compare Quintin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Quinto, Hunt, Quant, Quintin, Quinton, Quin, Saint, Quincy, Quist

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Quint Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Quint name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Quint. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    39%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    14%

  • European Jewish

    13%

  • Germanic Europe

    12%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

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Quint Family Origin

Where is the Quint family from?

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You can see how Quint families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Quint family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Quint families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 21 Quint families living in Quebec. This was about 66% of all the recorded Quint's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Quint families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Quint surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Quint Family Occupations

What did your Quint ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Cultivateur and Lumberman were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Quint. The most common Quint occupation in Canada was Cultivateur. 50% of Quint's were Cultivateurs.

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  • Cultivateur

    50%

  • Lumberman

    50%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Quint ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Quint Historical Records

What Quint family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 14,000 census records available for the last name Quint. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Quintcensus records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Quint. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Quint. For the veterans among your Quint ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Quint Life Expectancy

What is the average Quint lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Quint life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Quint in 1944 was 39, and 82 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Quint ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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