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 found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 254,336th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,692,560 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quarry are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quarry is also the 585,759th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 234 people.

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

Quarry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quarry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quarry surname rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 2 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quarry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Quarry last name is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quarry are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.41% registered to vote for 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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