Quince

See also: quince

English

Etymology

Probably a topographic surname for someone who lived by a quince tree or a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of quinces.

Proper noun

Quince (plural Quinces)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Quince is the 37544^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Quince is most common among Black/African American (66.44%) and White (27.32%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quince”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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