Quay Surname

122,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Quay Surname Definition:

V. Kay.

“Probably contracted from Mac Kay. It is a purely Manx name, and is commoner than Kay, Kie, Key, or Kee.”—A. W. Moore, p. 39.

Quay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8231:198,82619,572
Vietnam6891:134,465824
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malaysia2491:118,4517,826
France2251:295,21245,187
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Australia611:442,55234,724
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
England431:1,295,76958,667
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Canada411:898,67368,969
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Isle of Man241:2,261280
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5041:99,64010,124

Quay (9,017) may also be a first name.

Quay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Kay.

“Probably contracted from Mac Kay. It is a purely Manx name, and is commoner than Kay, Kie, Key, or Kee.”—A. W. Moore, p. 39.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably contracted from Mac Kay. It is a purely Manx name, and is commoner than Kay, Kie, Key, or Kee.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From Quy; a location name in Cambridgeshire.

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

Quay Last Name Facts

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

Quay is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quay? popularity and diffusion

Quay is the 122,273rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,948,021 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Quay reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quay is also the 65,611th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 9,017 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,823 people, or 1 in 198,826. In The United States Quay is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Quay is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 18 percent live and Ghana, where 7 percent live.

Quay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quay last name rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quay are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quaye8989,748/
Quaya8925/
Quway8918/
Quays8914/
Quayo894/
Cquay893/
Quayt891/
Quahy890/
Quauy890/
Quayd890/
Quy8639,481/
Qua865,171/
Qay8687/
Quayee803,939/
Quayes80911/
Quayat8091/
Quayie8033/
Quayou807/
Quayah806/
Quayth805/
Quayad801/
Quayed801/
Quayoe801/
Quayaa801/
Quayeh801/
Guay7525,151/
Quah758,057/
Quea753,692/
Quai751,280/
Qayi751,145/
Kuay75644/
Quat75549/
Cuay75499/
Quoy75410/
Quas75398/
Quaß75237/
Quka75226/
Quey75148/
Qaya75133/
Quyt75133/
Qayy75115/
Quqa75100/
Qays7596/
Qaye7557/
Quad7543/
Qayo7528/
Quyo7525/
Quap7518/
Qayd7518/
Quys7512/
Quaj758/
Qayt754/
Quaa754/
Quwa754/
Qayu753/
Quaz753/
Qayz753/
Quca753/
Kqay753/
Quoa753/
Quiy752/
Quyi752/
Quha752/
Quau752/
Qwuy752/
Hqua751/
Qayh751/
Nquy751/
Quyp751/
Qajy751/
Qayj751/
Qcay751/
Qcua751/
Quhy751/
Qkua751/
Qouy751/
Qeua751/
Qeuy751/
Qhay751/
Qhuy751/
Cqay751/
Kquy751/
Hqay751/
Qway750/
Quahyee738/
Quayieh736/
Quach67177,653/
Quast6713,510/
Qayad672,754/
Quaas672,619/
Qayed672,590/
Quaid672,423/
Cuaya672,422/
Queja671,745/
Qouja671,570/
Qa671,555/
Quadt671,310/
Guaya67910/
Guaye67821/
Quass67715/
Quash67621/
Quaia67557/
Quais67511/
Qayas67430/
Kuaya67376/
Quajo67349/
Quapp67248/
Quhad67245/
Qwayi67227/
Qayaz67158/
Qhayi67148/
Quaio67141/
Quait67139/
Queah67111/
Qayee6796/
Gquka6796/
Qquea6795/
Quiyo6792/
Qukaj6792/
Qaysh6773/
Guayo6760/
Qayid6760/
Quiya6756/
Quatz6746/
Qayeh6744/
Kuayo6742/
Queia6739/
Guayi6738/
Kuaye6736/
Quwas6735/
Cuayo6731/
Quahs6730/
Guayu6725/
Queya6723/
Quahe6722/
Qayes6721/
Qayat6721/
Quaji6720/
Qayoo6720/
Quaie6720/
Quaih6718/
Qy6716/
Hqayt6716/
Quatt6714/
Qayah6714/
Quoye6714/
Cuhay6713/
Quaai6713/
Qayit6712/
Qwaye6711/
Queye6711/
Qauye6711/
Quwah679/
Q'Aya679/
Queha678/
Quaja677/
Quadd676/
Cuayu676/
Qayou676/
Quaah675/
Nquai675/
Quaha675/
Quaaz674/
Quoia674/
Quiye674/
Qayss674/
Quwayhis674/
Quqas674/
Qhuja674/
Hquae673/
Quaeh673/
Quioy673/
Queyo673/
Guahy673/
Queas673/
Kqayi673/
Quwey672/
Quaue672/
Quasz672/
Quaju672/
Quyết672/
Qayez672/
Quaiz672/
Qayyi672/
Hkuay672/
Qukwa672/
Hquka672/
Qayuh672/
Quwai672/
Quawe671/
Qouea671/
Quaht671/
Quaph671/
Quazt671/
Qucai671/
Quead671/
Queea671/
Queuy671/
Quhey671/
Quoja671/
Kuayt671/
Hquea671/
Quoha671/
Quhea671/
Quyie671/
Kuayd671/
Quuas671/
Quaat671/
Qucoy671/
Ququa671/
Qhaya671/
Qayau671/
Qaych671/
Qayha671/
Qayiz671/
Qayoz671/
Qayyo671/
Qayyz671/
Guayt671/
Guajy671/
Cuajy671/
Quads671/
Quadz671/
Nquyi671/
Cquka671/
Gqayi671/
Qu'ai671/
Qahyi671/
Qwaya671/
Quqat671/
Qwuyz671/
Qayet671/
Qcuyi671/
Quiia671/
Cquye671/
Quaad670/
Quapf670/
Quaut670/

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