Quest Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Quest ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 7
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 9
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 13
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 7
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 4
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Quest Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Quest family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 16
Labourer 5
Clay Labourer 2
Errand Boy 2
Agricultural Servant 2
Servant 2
House Serv 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Laundress 1
Assistant For Gardener 1
Baker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Chemist & Sphouer 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Frame Tenter 1
Painter 1
At Home 1
Pauper Laundress 1
Publican 1
File Cutter 1
Assistant 1
Game Keeper 1
Grocer 1
House Servant 1
Joiner & Carpenter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Quest

Name Census Frequency
Mary Quest 61
John Quest 56
William Quest 52
George Quest 45
Charles Quest 39
Thomas Quest 38
Elizabeth Quest 28
James Quest 26
Sarah Quest 25
Joseph Quest 21
Ellen Quest 20
Alice Quest 18
Emily Quest 18
Frederick Quest 18
Jane Quest 18
Annie Quest 17
Edith Quest 15
Arthur Quest 14
Ann Quest 13
Charlotte Quest 13
Eliza Quest 13
Emma Quest 11
Albert Quest 10
Alfred Quest 10
Ethel Quest 10

Search for the Quest family