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
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Quigley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quigley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quigley is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quigley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,757th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 165,637 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Quigley live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Quigley is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 76 people.
The last name Quigley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,886 people, or 1 in 15,175. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.
Quigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quigley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quigley surname rose 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,938 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quigley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Quigley last name is primarily Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Quigley surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.4% registered with 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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