Quirck Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Quirck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A Manx surname, being a contraction of MacCuire, i.e. Core's son.

McQuyrke, Quyrke, 1511; Queerke. 1601; Quirk, 1641 (Manx Note Book).

1590. Married — Richard Querck and Jane Palnes: St.

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Quirck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Quirck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A Manx surname, being a contraction of MacCuire, i.e. Core's son.

McQuyrke, Quyrke, 1511; Queerke. 1601; Quirk, 1641 (Manx Note Book).

1590. Married — Richard Querck and Jane Palnes: St. Antholin (London).

1623. William Querke, living in Virginia: Hotlen's Lists of Emigrants.

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

Quirck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quirck has its highest incidence in Chile. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Quirck click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quirck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Quirck are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most common in Chile, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. In Chile it is most numerous in: O'Higgins Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Chile Quirck exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 50 percent reside.

Quirck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quirck has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Quirck surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quirk9116,195/
Quirke836,752/
Quurck837/
Quirrk831/
Kuirck830/
Qirk801/
D'Quirk771/
Kirck73101/
Kurck7367/
Quurk7338/
Guirk7321/
Querk737/
Quirg733/
Circk733/
Querc733/
Qirkh731/
Qurek731/
Qoirk731/
Curck731/
Kuirk731/
Cuirc730/
Cuirk730/
Kircks6717/
Guerck6713/
Qwirke671/
Cguirk671/
Queirg671/
Kierck671/
Cuirke670/
Kuirks670/
Quyork670/
Querke670/
Kuirke670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quirck
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