Quarry Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Quarry Surname Definition:

An old Co. Waterford name. In Ulster it is an abbreviation of the Scottish MacQuarrie

Quarry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:490,47241,410
England2831:196,88417,288
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Iran811:947,93244,636
Jamaica731:39,3142,567
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tonga11:107,313791
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Quarry (234) may also be a first name.

Quarry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old Co. Waterford name. In Ulster it is an abbreviation of the Scottish MacQuarrie

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Contracted from Mac Guaire, 'Guaire’s Son'.‘Guaire fled' at ‘the battle of Carn Conaill, fought on Whit- Sunday, a.d. 646.’ It is a very uncommon name in the Isle of Man.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From the French, Quarré; a personal name Or Scotch, McQuarrie.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Quarry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Quarry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Quarry (Arabic: كواري) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 254,336th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,692,560 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quarry live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 585,759th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 234 people.

The surname Quarry is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 490,472. In The United States Quarry is mostly concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Quarry is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Quarry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quarry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quarry last name rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 2 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quarry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quarry last name are 6.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.41% registered with the party.

The amount Quarry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quearry9296/
Quarrey9277/
Quairry925/
Quary91236/
Qarry911/
Querry832,020/
Quarre83604/
Queary83203/
Quarré83117/
Guarry8351/
Quaray8326/
Qwarry8313/
Quatry8311/
Quarey835/
Quarri835/
Quaery833/
Qaurry831/
Cuarry830/
Qary80456/
Quarrie771,011/
Querrey77118/
Quattry7736/
Quarrez7731/
Quatroy7723/
Quarrit7713/
Quarret7710/
Cquerry773/
Quairey773/
Quarraa772/
Quarres772/
Quearey771/
Querray771/
Quarree771/
Quearre771/
Quatrer771/
Querroy770/
Quarreh770/
Carry733,571/
Query731,929/
Qarri731,800/
Qaryh731,111/
Guary731,002/
Karry73659/
Qatry73408/
Quare73254/
Qwary73159/
Quari73135/
Qaryi7370/
Qorry7328/
Cuary7316/
Qarey7316/
Quaré7310/
Kuary738/
Quéry738/
Qaray734/
Qoury733/
Quory732/
Quará731/
Qariy731/
Qerry730/
Quattrer71132/
Quarress7125/
Qwaray674,825/
Carrey671,961/
Quatre67499/
Karray67489/
Carroy67451/
Querre67314/
Quarez67273/
Quares67218/
Querey67198/
Carray67145/
Qarraj67128/
Queroy67127/
Quaire67106/
Karrey6767/
Gueary6765/
Guaray6760/
Kuhary6744/
Quqari6732/
Courry6729/
Karroy6726/
Qareer6722/
Queury6718/
Quatri6717/
Qargay6716/
Querri6715/
Kuaray6715/
Quarie6713/
Guarre6710/
Qarraa679/
Querré677/
Qaarey676/
Queray676/
Kourry675/
Qorryo675/
Cahrry675/
Quarid675/
Quairi675/
Quaari675/
Cgarry674/
Guarri674/
Kearry673/
Carryo673/
Qarayh673/
Qarrai673/
Queery672/
Quasri672/
Quaraí672/
Quéroy672/
Carrys672/
Cuarra672/
Guarey672/
Kwarry672/
Gqwary672/
Keurry672/
Queiry671/
Karryi671/
Quaris671/
Qukari671/
Kuerry671/
Kuarri671/
Carriy671/
Caurry671/
Quaeri671/
Quairé671/
Quaret671/
Quarza671/
Quarès671/
Quayre671/
Quorre671/
Qarooy671/
Qaisry671/
Cuaray671/
Cuarey671/
Qwarra671/
Qarrej671/
Quaara671/
Quaraa671/
Guariy671/
Ghuary671/
Kharry671/
Cairry670/
Kairry670/
Guaryo670/

Quarry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quarry in the Arabic language
كواريkwary-

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