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

Quickbear, 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 Quickbear surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quickbear in America

Quickbear is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quickbear surname appeared 117 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 Quickbear.

The history of the last name Quickbear

The surname QUICKBEAR has its origins in the Germanic tribes of central Europe, dating back to around the 5th century AD. It is believed to be derived from the Old Germanic words "kwik" meaning "alive" or "lively," and "bera" meaning "bear." This combination likely referred to someone with a strong, energetic presence akin to a bear.

In the early medieval period, the name appeared in various forms such as Quicbera, Quickbeare, and Quickbehr across regions like modern-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. One of the earliest recorded instances is found in the Codex Sangallensis, a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of St. Gall, which mentions a "Quicbera" among the monastery's benefactors.

By the 11th century, the name had spread to other parts of Europe, including England, where it was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Quickbere" in the county of Wiltshire. This suggests that individuals with this surname may have arrived in England during the Norman conquest.

One notable early bearer of the name was Gottfried Quickbear (c. 1150-1220), a German knight and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade under Frederick Barbarossa. Another was Beatrix Quickbear (c. 1275-1340), a renowned herbalist and healer from the Alsace region of modern-day France.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various forms in different regions, such as Quickbär in Sweden and Quickbjer in Denmark. One notable figure from this period was Hans Quickbär (1510-1588), a Swedish merchant and explorer who established trade routes with Russia and the Baltics.

As the name spread across Europe, it also took on various localized spellings and adaptations, such as Quickbeer in the Netherlands and Quickbear in England. In the 18th century, John Quickbear (1725-1802) was a prominent English author and philosopher who wrote extensively on the nature of human reason and ethics.

Other notable individuals with this surname include Amelia Quickbear (1810-1892), a German-born American botanist and educator who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the American West, and Wilhelm Quickbear (1865-1941), an Austrian-born composer and conductor who gained recognition for his operatic works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quickbear

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

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 Quickbear 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.

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

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