Quicke Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Quicke 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 SurnameQuicke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Quicke 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]
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.
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.).
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Quicke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quicke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quicke occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quicke? popularity and diffusion
Quicke is the 606,498th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Quicke are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States Quicke is most numerous in: Missouri, where 24 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Quicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quicke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quicke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Quicke last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Quicke are 23.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.27% registered with the party.
The amount Quicke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning R 228,576 per year; in United States they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $56,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,385 CAD per year.
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