Americanized form of Norwegian Kvambekk: habitational name from the farm name Kvambekk in Telemark a compound of kvam ‘small valley’ + bekk ‘stream brook’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Quanbeck family from?
You can see how Quanbeck families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Quanbeck family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Quanbeck families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1920 there were 3 Quanbeck families living in Minnesota. This was about 38% of all the recorded Quanbeck's in USA. Minnesota had the highest population of Quanbeck families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Quanbeck surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Teacher and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Quanbeck. 31% of Quanbeck men worked as a Teacher and 100% of Quanbeck women worked as a Teacher. .
Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Quanbeck life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Quanbeck in 1963 was 75, and 82 in 2003.