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 surname Quigly occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Quigly live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Quigly is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found 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 who held the Quigly surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 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 devotion of those holding the Quigly last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quigly are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being 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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