Quickley Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

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

Quickley Surname Definition:

Seemingly an Irish name. In the Boston Directory there are eight Michael and ten Patrick Quigleys. Evidently Quickley is a sharpened variant.

1793. Married — John Quickly and Susanna Bort: St. George, Hanover Square.

Quickley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Quickley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seemingly an Irish name. In the Boston Directory there are eight Michael and ten Patrick Quigleys. Evidently Quickley is a sharpened variant.

1793. Married — John Quickly and Susanna Bort: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Quick- Tree (or the Quick-Grass) Lea [v. under Quickfall and Quick2, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea, meadow] occasionally (Celtic) for Quigley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quickley Last Name Facts

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

Quickley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quickley? popularity and diffusion

Quickley is the 717,442nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Quickley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Quickley reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Quickley is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 75 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and California, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Quickley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quickley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quickley last name grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quickley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Quickley surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.74% being registered with the party.

Quickley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $37,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quickle93359/
Quickly9371/
Quikley934/
Quicley930/
Quicqley881/
Quicklay881/
Quickler880/
Qwickley880/
Quikly861/
Quiclet8072/
Quiqley8038/
Quicler8028/
Kuckley806/
Kickley802/
Quikles801/
Quigkly801/
Cuckley801/
Quiclay801/
Cickley800/
Kieckley752/
Queekley751/
Quiquley751/
Kickle7145/
Kukley7115/
Cuckle719/
Kuckle713/
Cuikle711/
Cickle711/
Quichelle711/
Quecle711/
Kikley711/
Kickly711/
Guikle710/
Keckley67357/
Kickles678/
Kukhley677/
Chickly676/
Kucklei672/
Kuikele672/
Kieckly672/
Chikley672/
Queakly671/
Kuiklet671/
Cuickla671/
Kieckle671/
Quiclla671/
Chekley671/
Ceakley670/
Keickle670/
Queekly670/

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Quickley Reference & Research

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