Quealy Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Quealy Surname Definition:

Ó Caollaidhe MIF 272; IF 195*; Map Kilk

Quealy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:644,94551,776
Ireland1751:26,9082,480
Australia1171:230,73221,761
England521:1,071,50151,923
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3261:13,5891,788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Quealy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Caollaidhe MIF 272; IF 195*; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson Caollaidhe (origin obscure).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Quealy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quealy occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quealy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,400th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. The last name Quealy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Quealy are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 644,945. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Quealy exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Quealy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quealy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quealy last name expanded 1,277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quealy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quealy last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

Quealy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $49,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queally92822/
Quealey92121/
Qualy91129/
Quely918/
Qealy911/
Qualey83859/
Qually83300/
Queale83289/
Quelay8346/
Queely8325/
Quaely8315/
Queley839/
Qualay832/
Qualys832/
Qukaly831/
Quesly831/
Quelya831/
Quatly830/
Quaily830/
Quetly830/
Quayly830/
Qaly80653/
Qely801/
Qualley77706/
Queeley77495/
Quealee7738/
Quieley775/
Queelay774/
Quaally771/
Quallay771/
Qualoey771/
Quialey771/
Queales771/
Quielly771/
Quaeley770/
Quially770/
Quesley770/
Quailly770/
Qucaley770/
Quaaley770/
Quailya770/
Kealy734,069/
Quale731,113/
Guely73740/
Gualy73575/
Quele73280/
Quily73129/
Queli73118/
Qalyh7323/
Quali7321/
Cealy7321/
Qaley737/
Qeala737/
Cuely732/
Qatly732/
Kuely731/
Qelay731/
Qalya731/
Quaelley711/
Quajaley711/
Quehales711/
Kealey672,992/
Queliz67956/
Quilay67815/
Qalyay67467/
Kouely67358/
Queles67247/
Quelet67225/
Guelay67221/
Qeyley67196/
Keally67194/
Qualle67184/
Quelis67157/
Quaale67155/
Qualio67153/
Gueluy67150/
Quales67128/
Queler67110/
Qualie6779/
Cualay6766/
Qualis6745/
Qualee6741/
Quiloy6741/
Qualli6729/
Cealey6728/
Quieli6727/
Quiele6721/
Quelez6720/
Quilya6716/
Gually6714/
Kealyi6713/
Kehaly6712/
Kualay6712/
Guhaly6710/
Qualit679/
Qualid677/
Qualeh677/
Quiley676/
Quaali676/
Guaily676/
Kiealy675/
Kealay675/
Gualey674/
Quqela674/
Quqele674/
Gwealy674/
Kuelya673/
Quhali673/
Cauely673/
Quiale673/
Queile672/
Quilyt672/
Quasli672/
Guialy672/
Quelee672/
Quelie672/
Gualay672/
Qaisly672/
Quelit672/
Qouley672/
Khealy672/
Gueley672/
Qeeley671/
Qeiala671/
Qeilly671/
Qualea671/
Qualed671/
Quitly671/
Quwala671/
Quyali671/
Ngualy671/
Cueley671/
Cualey671/
Kuhely671/
Kealys671/
Nkualy671/
Qualet671/
Quelaa671/
Quelaj671/
Queleh671/
Quilea671/
Quilyo671/
Qayloy671/
Gueuly671/
Qouliy671/
Quaula671/
Qailyi671/
Qwatly671/
Queule671/
Gueloy671/
Quaele670/
Keialy670/
Qweley670/
Qualeu670/
Quyale670/
Quetle670/
Qalley670/

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