Find out how popular the last name Quarters is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Quarters.

Quarters, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Quarters surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quarters in America

Quarters is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quarters surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Quarters.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quarters to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Quarters

The surname QUARTERS has its origins in England, and its history can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "quarter," which referred to a specific area or district within a town or village. As a result, the name was likely given to someone who lived in a particular quarter or neighborhood of a settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name QUARTERS can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire, a census-like record from the late 13th century. In this document, a person named William de la Quartere is mentioned, indicating that the name was already in use at that time.

During the Middle Ages, the QUARTERS surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, where it was often associated with specific place names. For example, the village of Quarterleys in Leicestershire may have been named after someone with the surname QUARTERS who lived there.

In the 16th century, the QUARTERS surname appeared in various historical records, such as the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Nottingham, where a John Quarters was baptized in 1592. Around the same time, a William Quarters was mentioned in the records of the Merchant Taylors' Company in London.

Notable individuals with the QUARTERS surname throughout history include:

1. John Quarters (c. 1570 - 1630), an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works.
2. William Quarters (1592 - 1663), a merchant and member of the Virginia Company, who played a role in the early colonization of America.
3. Elizabeth Quarters (1635 - 1695), a Quaker preacher and writer from Northamptonshire, who published several pamphlets on religious topics.
4. Thomas Quarters (1715 - 1788), a British naval officer who served during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.
5. Mary Quarters (1765 - 1845), an English philanthropist and social reformer who advocated for the education of poor children.

The QUARTERS surname has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Quartres, Quartars, and Quartars. These variations often reflected regional dialects or changes in pronunciation, but they all ultimately derived from the same root word referring to a specific area or neighborhood.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quarters

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Quarters.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Quarters was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Quarters has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Quarters was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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