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

Quitevis, 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 Quitevis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quitevis in America

Quitevis is the 94311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quitevis surname appeared 194 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 Quitevis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quitevis 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 Quitevis

The surname QUITEVIS has its origins in the Normandy region of northern France, dating back to the 11th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old Norman French words "quit" meaning "released" or "free" and "vis" meaning "life" or "alive". This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who had been freed from servitude or imprisonment and given a new lease on life.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name QUITEVIS can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086 to record landholdings across England. A landowner named Radulfus Quitevis is listed as holding estates in the county of Lincolnshire.

In the 12th century, a prominent figure named Godefridus Quitevis was a member of the Order of Knights Templar, a Catholic military order during the Crusades. Records indicate that he participated in the Siege of Acre in 1191, a significant battle during the Third Crusade.

The name QUITEVIS can also be traced to various place names in Normandy, such as the village of Quittevis-sur-Risle, which may have influenced the surname's spelling and pronunciation over time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Guillaume Quitevis, born in 1302 in the town of Caen, Normandy. He was a merchant and landowner who played a role in the local government of Caen during the 14th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Jehan Quitevis, born in 1522 in Rouen, was a renowned scholar and theologian. He authored several works on religious philosophy and served as a professor at the University of Paris.

Throughout history, other individuals with the surname QUITEVIS have made their mark in various fields, such as Philippe Quitevis, a 17th-century architect who designed several churches and public buildings in Normandy, and Marguerite Quitevis, a 19th-century author and poet from the city of Le Havre.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quitevis

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Quitevis, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!