Quigg Surname

117,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname

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

Quigg Surname Definition:

This is an abbreviated form of Quigley, q.v., which has also the variant Twigley. Fivey, found in Co.

Down, is another synonym, arising from the Irish word cúig (five). Quigg belongs mainly to Co. Derry but is also found in Co. Monaghan.

Quigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0341:178,20017,848
Northern Ireland4771:3,868767
Australia3931:68,6918,159
Canada3031:121,60312,764
England2921:190,81516,913
Scotland2311:23,1772,598
Ireland831:56,7343,894
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Wales191:162,87011,152
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3301:13,4241,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:106,9495,179
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:91,3079,387

Quigg (15) may also be a first name.

Quigg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is an abbreviated form of Quigley, q.v., which has also the variant Twigley. Fivey, found in Co.

Down, is another synonym, arising from the Irish word cúig (five). Quigg belongs mainly to Co. Derry but is also found in Co. Monaghan. SIF 127

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Variant of Quick, q.v.

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

Quigg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quigg has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quigg is the 117,247th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,855,282 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quigg live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Quigg is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,034 people, or 1 in 178,200. In The United States Quigg is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Quigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quigg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quigg surname expanded 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 660 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quigg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Quigg last name is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quigg are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quigg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quaigg9127/
Quiggs910/
Quig89305/
Qigg891/
Quegg807/
Quaig802/
Qiggp801/
Nquig801/
Guigg801/
Kuigg800/
Cuigg800/
Qwigg800/
Quigk800/
Quigs800/
Qig756/
Quigue736/
Quix671,093/
Quic67971/
Quik67839/
Guig67255/
Queg6743/
Kigg6711/
Quidgue673/
Cigg672/
Kuig672/
Qaig672/
Qisg671/
Qygg671/
Qiqg671/
Qoig671/
Qgeg671/
Qgig671/
Qieg671/
Qigk671/
Qigq671/
Qigs671/
Kqig671/
Cqig671/
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Quigg Reference & Research

Quigley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quigg
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