Quigley Surname

12,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,997 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,8861:15,1751,915
England5,0561:11,0201,623
Ireland4,4571:1,057201
Australia3,2731:8,2481,220
Canada2,5731:14,3202,113
Northern Ireland1,8251:1,011201
Scotland1,3351:4,010696
New Zealand4681:9,6761,691
Thailand2421:291,89450,230
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Wales1551:19,9652,115
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Spain491:954,12336,393
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
France201:3,321,136213,627
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India91:85,229,487684,495
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guam11:160,1214,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,6011:1,230236
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9631:25,3123,493
Scotland5311:7,0491,002
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0741:8,2681,063

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of the escort or companion.

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

From Quedgeley; a location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiggley9316/
Quighley9313/
Quiglley933/
Quigleys933/
Quihgley931/
Quigleyu931/
Quaigley930/
Quiegley930/
Quigle92110/
Quigly92107/
Qigley921/
Quiggle861,249/
Guigley8676/
Quiglei864/
Quigles864/
Quiglet864/
Quiggly863/
Quigler862/
Qiogley861/
Quiglye861/
Cuigley861/
Quigluy861/
Quegley860/
Quighly860/
Quiglay860/
Quiglee860/
Quicgly860/
Quiglly860/
Quygley860/
Qiegley860/
Quigless8057/
Queigles801/
Quiggles801/
Quighler800/
Queghley800/
Cugley77335/
Kugley7737/
Quigla7712/
Guigle779/
Kigley772/
Cigley771/
Guigly771/
Qiggle770/
Kuigle770/
Quegly770/
Keigley71670/
Quegles7174/
Kaigley7116/
Coigley7112/
Kiegley715/
Chigley715/
Kcigley712/
Kwigley712/
Queglay711/
Kisgley711/
Cuigler711/
Qwiggle711/
Ceigley710/
Kighley710/
Qaigler710/
Kuigler710/
Kughley710/
Queglie710/
Guegley710/
Kuegley710/
Keighley672,884/
Kugle67255/
Queeglay67215/
Kigle6751/
Cigle6717/
Queiglas672/
Guiglehi671/
Kigly671/
Keingley670/

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