Quigley Surname
Approximately 43,997 people bear this surname
Quigley 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.
Quigley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,886 | 1:15,175 | 1,915 |
| England | 5,056 | 1:11,020 | 1,623 |
| Ireland | 4,457 | 1:1,057 | 201 |
| Australia | 3,273 | 1:8,248 | 1,220 |
| Canada | 2,573 | 1:14,320 | 2,113 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,825 | 1:1,011 | 201 |
| Scotland | 1,335 | 1:4,010 | 696 |
| New Zealand | 468 | 1:9,676 | 1,691 |
| Thailand | 242 | 1:291,894 | 50,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Wales | 155 | 1:19,965 | 2,115 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,601 | 1:1,230 | 236 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 963 | 1:25,312 | 3,493 |
| Scotland | 531 | 1:7,049 | 1,002 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,074 | 1:8,268 | 1,063 |
Quigley (76) may also be a first name.
Quigley 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.
(Celtic) for the Irish O'Coigligh or O'Cuigligh = Grandson or Descendant of Coigleach or Cuigleach [Irish ó or ua, grandson + the genit. of Coig- or Cuigleach, apparently from Old Irish cúig, counsel, advice, with the plenary suff. -l(e)ach]
Ó Coigligh This sept of the Uí Fiachrach is now dispersed and the name is found throughout Ireland.
In Co. Wexford it is called Cogley, while Kegley is used in Co. Antrim. IF 249; SIF 127; Map Mayo
(Irish) Grandson of the escort or companion.
From Quedgeley; a location name in Gloucestershire.
Quigley Demographics
Average Male Quigley Height
177.19 cm
Average Female Quigley Height
162.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Quigley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quigley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quigley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Quigley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,757th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 165,637 people. The last name Quigley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Quigley reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quigley is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 76 people.
The last name Quigley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 23,886 people, or 1 in 15,175. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.
Quigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Quigley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quigley surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,938 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quigley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Quigley last name are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.4% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Quigley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.57% more than the national average, earning R 600,204 per year; in Colombia they earn 99.06% more than the national average, earning $45,190,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,388 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiggley | 93 | 16 | / |
| Quighley | 93 | 13 | / |
| Quiglley | 93 | 3 | / |
| Quigleys | 93 | 3 | / |
| Quihgley | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quigleyu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quaigley | 93 | 0 | / |
| Quiegley | 93 | 0 | / |
| Quigle | 92 | 110 | / |
| Quigly | 92 | 107 | / |
| Qigley | 92 | 1 | / |
| Quiggle | 86 | 1,249 | / |
| Guigley | 86 | 76 | / |
| Quiglei | 86 | 4 | / |
| Quigles | 86 | 4 | / |
| Quiglet | 86 | 4 | / |
| Quiggly | 86 | 3 | / |
| Quigler | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qiogley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quiglye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cuigley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quigluy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quegley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quighly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quiglay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quiglee | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quicgly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quiglly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quygley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Qiegley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quigless | 80 | 57 | / |
| Queigles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quiggles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quighler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Queghley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cugley | 77 | 335 | / |
| Kugley | 77 | 37 | / |
| Quigla | 77 | 12 | / |
| Guigle | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kigley | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cigley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guigly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qiggle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kuigle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quegly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keigley | 71 | 670 | / |
| Quegles | 71 | 74 | / |
| Kaigley | 71 | 16 | / |
| Coigley | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kiegley | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chigley | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kcigley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwigley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Queglay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisgley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuigler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwiggle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceigley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kighley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Qaigler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kuigler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kughley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Queglie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Guegley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kuegley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keighley | 67 | 2,884 | / |
| Kugle | 67 | 255 | / |
| Queeglay | 67 | 215 | / |
| Kigle | 67 | 51 | / |
| Cigle | 67 | 17 | / |
| Queiglas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guiglehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keingley | 67 | 0 | / |
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