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 is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is mostly 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 surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Quigly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quigly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 88 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quigly Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

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