Quilty Surname

150,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Quilty Surname Definition:

Ó Caoilte Quilty is mainly found in Munster, especially in Co. Limerick; the same name, as Kielty, is more usual in Connacht. Kielty, Keeltagh and O'Kielt are also sometimes used in Down and neighbouring Ulster counties as synonyms of Small.

Quilty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9821:369,10332,764
Australia6301:42,8505,449
Canada5931:62,1347,261
Ireland3011:15,6441,752
England2791:199,70617,470
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2381:18,6132,241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Quilty (12) may also be a first name.

Quilty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Caoilte Quilty is mainly found in Munster, especially in Co. Limerick; the same name, as Kielty, is more usual in Connacht. Kielty, Keeltagh and O'Kielt are also sometimes used in Down and neighbouring Ulster counties as synonyms of Small. SIF 128

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

As Quilty or O'Quilty this anglicized form of Ó Caoilte is a Munster name, mainly found in Co.

Limerick, but also in Tipperary and Waterford, both at the present time and in the seventeenth century.

As O'Kilte-no christian name, described simply as hibernicus-it appears in a Co. Limerick Justiciary Roll of 1313. Other early anglicized forms are O'Caltie and O'Kiltie. In Offaly Quilty and Kielty are found together; but for the most part Kielty is associated with counties Roscommon and Galway. In some cases Kielty has been changed to Woods in the mistaken belief that it derives from coillte (plural of coill, a wood). A similar error has resulted in Kielty becoming Small in Co. Tyrone, in this case the supposed Irish word being caol (slender). The name MacQuilty is occasionally met in Co. Antrim: I have not discovered its origin, but it is presumably unconnected with O'Quilty.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Caoilte Quilty is mainly found in Munster, especially in Co. Limerick; the same name, as Kielty, is more usual in Connacht. Kielty, Keeltagh and O'Kielt are also sometimes used in Down and neighbouring Ulster counties as synonyms of Small. SIF 128

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Caoilte (hardness).

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

Quilty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quilty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quilty? popularity and diffusion

Quilty is the 150,307th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,482,980 people. The surname Quilty is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Quilty reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 982 people, or 1 in 369,103. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Quilty is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Quilty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quilty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quilty surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 126 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 715 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quilty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quilty last name are 3.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quilty earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning $53,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiltuy921/
Quiltey920/
Qulty911/
Cuilty83247/
Guilty8324/
Qullty831/
Quelty830/
Quilter772,557/
Quilted7742/
Guiltay771/
Quielte770/
Kilty731,468/
Cilty731/
Kielty672,328/
Kiltoy672/
Qultai671/
Kuilti671/
Kiltay671/
Qulter671/
Kiltey670/
Killty670/

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