Quigly Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Quigly Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of the escort or companion.

Quigly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1431:30,9783,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Quigly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of the escort or companion.

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

Gaelic, Cuigealach, of or belonging to a distaff or hand rock; perhaps a thrifty person, or from resembling a distaff in bodily peculiarity.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Quigly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quigly occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quigly is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Quigly are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Quigly is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Quigly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quigly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quigly surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quigly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quigly last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Quigly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $37,372 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quigley9243,997/
Quiggly923/
Quigluy921/
Quicgly920/
Quiglly920/
Quiglay920/
Quighly920/
Quiggley8616/
Quighley8613/
Quigleys863/
Quiglley863/
Quihgley861/
Quiegley860/
Quaigley860/
Quigle83110/
Quigla8312/
Guigly831/
Qigley831/
Quegly830/
Quiggle771,249/
Guigley7776/
Quigles774/
Quiglet774/
Quiglei774/
Quigler772/
Qiogley771/
Queglay771/
Cuigley771/
Quegley770/
Quiglee770/
Qiegley770/
Quygley770/
Kigly731/
Queeglay71215/
Quigless7157/
Quiggles711/
Queigles711/
Quighler710/
Queghley710/
Guigli67410/
Cugley67335/
Kugley6737/
Guigle679/
Quegla675/
Kuigli674/
Kuglay673/
Kigley672/
Kuigla671/
Cigley671/
Caigly670/
Qiggle670/
Kuigle670/
Keigly670/

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Quigly 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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