Quick Surname
Approximately 44,359 people bear this surname
Quick Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the quick'; v. Quickman. One of active and lively disposition.
Robert Quic, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Quykkc. Close Rolls, 14 Henry VI.
John Quicke, Close Rolls, 3 Edward IV.
Read More About This SurnameQuick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,931 | 1:11,351 | 1,410 |
| England | 4,161 | 1:13,391 | 1,974 |
| Australia | 3,161 | 1:8,540 | 1,272 |
| Canada | 1,435 | 1:25,676 | 3,451 |
| Germany | 1,128 | 1:71,370 | 9,072 |
| Wales | 442 | 1:7,001 | 785 |
| Israel | 328 | 1:26,090 | 3,816 |
| Sweden | 255 | 1:38,615 | 3,088 |
| Belgium | 211 | 1:54,486 | 8,853 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Netherlands | 118 | 1:143,112 | 21,745 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:2,384 | 463 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,110 | 1:7,838 | 1,197 |
| Wales | 167 | 1:9,392 | 572 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,541 | 1:7,678 | 982 |
Quick (501) may also be a first name.
Quick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the quick'; v. Quickman. One of active and lively disposition.
Robert Quic, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Quykkc. Close Rolls, 14 Henry VI.
John Quicke, Close Rolls, 3 Edward IV.
1602. Baptised — John, s. John Quicke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1613. Philip Quicke: Register of the University of Oxford.
(Teutonic) 1 Quick, Lively, Nimble [Middle English quicke, quic, quik, quyk; Old English cwic (= Old Saxon quik) = Old Norse kuik-r, living, alive] Robert Quic.—Hundred Rolls And short and quik [variantly quyk] and ful of hy sentence.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, Prol. 306. (occasionally) 2 Dweller by a Quick-Tree, i.e. a Rowan-Tree or Mountain-Ash; orig. an Aspen [Old English cwic treów, an aspen]
A well known English (Devon) name. It is sometimes used as a synonym of Quirke (q.v.) in Co. Cork. MIF 200
(Dutch, English, Irish) The lively or bright person; dweller by an aspen tree; grandson of Corc (heart); one who came from Quickbury, formerly Cuwyk (cow farm), in Essex.
Lively, vivacious in disposition.
From guîk, wick, a village. Quick is not an uncommon surname, and Geake is perhaps the same name.
From the Cornish guîk, a village.
(English), Active, Nimble. (variant: Sprague, Swift, and Fleet.)
A location name in Yorkshire Orfrom the Flemish, Kwick; from the Swedish, Qvick; from the Dutch, Kuijk; from the German, Quicker; a personal name.
Quick is a name better represented in Cornwall than in this county. In the 17th century this name occurred amongst the burgesses and churchwardens of Tiverton (D.)., and it is still established in the town. John Quick was a commander of one of the Bideford ships engaged in the Newfoundland trade 200 years ago (Wat.).
Quick Demographics
Quick Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Quick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quick Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quick (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻚ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quick? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,654th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 164,286 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Quick reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quick is also the 378,831st most widely held given name in the world It is held by 501 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 31,931 people, or 1 in 11,351. In The United States Quick is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 8 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Quick occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Quick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quick last name increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 860 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Quick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Quick last name are 15.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.7% registered with the party.
The amount Quick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.22% less than the national average, earning 193,033 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.56% more than the national average, earning R 317,388 per year; in United States they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $41,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,058 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quicke | 91 | 511 | / |
| Quieck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Qwuick | 91 | 0 | / |
| Qucick | 91 | 0 | / |
| Quic | 89 | 971 | / |
| Quik | 89 | 839 | / |
| Qick | 89 | 5 | / |
| Queck | 80 | 2,092 | / |
| Quioc | 80 | 900 | / |
| Quiec | 80 | 183 | / |
| Kuick | 80 | 153 | / |
| Quäck | 80 | 72 | / |
| Guick | 80 | 28 | / |
| Quicq | 80 | 21 | / |
| Qwick | 80 | 18 | / |
| Quaik | 80 | 11 | / |
| Qucik | 80 | 10 | / |
| Quoic | 80 | 6 | / |
| Quike | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cuick | 80 | 5 | / |
| Quisk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quidk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quisc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quyck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qieck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quigk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quiks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quict | 80 | 0 | / |
| Qic | 75 | 7 | / |
| Qik | 75 | 6 | / |
| Quecke | 73 | 348 | / |
| Kuijck | 73 | 26 | / |
| Quiske | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cuijck | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuicke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kcuick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuhick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuicks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuisck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quek | 67 | 51,049 | / |
| Kick | 67 | 6,779 | / |
| Kuik | 67 | 3,675 | / |
| Quix | 67 | 1,093 | / |
| Quig | 67 | 305 | / |
| Cuic | 67 | 140 | / |
| Guic | 67 | 81 | / |
| Guik | 67 | 63 | / |
| Cuik | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kuic | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kuijcks | 67 | 19 | / |
| Quicque | 67 | 15 | / |
| Qwik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quyc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quissåk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qoik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qikc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qijk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qijc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qihk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qicx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qujk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qitk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiqc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qict | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quidtke | 67 | 0 | / |
Quick Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quick in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﻚ | kyk | - |
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