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

Quenneville, 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 Quenneville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quenneville in America

Quenneville is the 37993rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quenneville surname appeared 584 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 Quenneville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quenneville 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 Quenneville

The surname Quenneville originated in Normandy, a region in northern France, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "quene" meaning "queen" and "ville" meaning "town" or "village." The name likely referred to a place or settlement associated with a queen or that belonged to a queen.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quenneville can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the great survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name was already in use by the 11th century in Normandy.

Over the centuries, various spellings of the name emerged, including Queneville, Quenneville, Quenneville, and Quenneville. These variations reflect the evolution of the French language and regional dialects.

During the Middle Ages, the Quenneville family held lands and properties in Normandy, as evidenced by historical records and documents from that period. Some notable individuals with the surname Quenneville include:

1. Guillaume de Quenneville (born around 1150), a Norman knight who participated in the Third Crusade under King Richard the Lionheart.
2. Jeanne de Quenneville (1320-1388), a noblewoman and landowner in the village of Quenneville, near Rouen, Normandy.
3. Pierre Quenneville (1425-1499), a prominent merchant and trader who established trade routes between Normandy and England.
4. Marie-Antoinette de Quenneville (1655-1721), a French aristocrat and patron of the arts, known for her support of poets and writers in 17th-century Paris.
5. Jacques Quenneville (1780-1856), a French military officer who served under Napoleon Bonaparte and fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

The Quenneville surname eventually spread beyond Normandy as members of the family migrated to other regions of France and other parts of Europe. Some branches of the Quenneville family also settled in North America, particularly in Quebec and other French-speaking areas of Canada, as well as in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quenneville

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

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 Quenneville 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 Quenneville 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 Quenneville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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