Quirk Surname

32,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Quirk 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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Quirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9661:40,4264,970
Australia2,9131:9,2671,384
England2,2221:25,0763,443
Canada6741:54,6676,497
New Zealand2691:16,8342,941
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Isle of Man2551:33721
Wales1491:20,7692,207
Ireland1441:32,7012,792
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6261:7,0761,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7221:33,7614,440
Isle of Man6391:858
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Wales261:60,3242,968
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7161:18,4902,341

Quirk (32) may also be a first name.

Quirk 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

(Celtic) for the Manx and Irish Mac Cuirc = Son of Corc [Irish mac, son + cuirc, genit. of corc, a knife]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cuirc The name of one of the leading septs of Clanwilliam, for which a number of synonyms have been used e.g. Kirke, Quick, Oates, q.v. MIF 201; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the bushy-haired man; grandson of Core (heart).

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

Contracted from Mac Cuirc, ‘Corc’s Son.’ Corc was King of Munster early in the fifth century.

'Ceinnedigh O’Cuirc, Lord of Muscraighe, was slain’ A.D. 1043.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From the Irish McQuirke; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Quirk Last Name Facts

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

Quirk is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Quirk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quirk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,814th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 449,987 people. The last name Quirk is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quirk reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quirk is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename globally, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,966 people, or 1 in 40,426. In The United States Quirk is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Quirk occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Quirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quirk last name rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 573 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 423 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quirk Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Quirk last name are 0.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quirk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning 388,788 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.82% more than the national average, earning R 394,056 per year; in United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quirke916,752/
Quirck912/
Quirrk911/
Qirk891/
D'Quirk831/
Quurk8038/
Guirk8021/
Querk807/
Quirg803/
Qurek801/
Qirkh801/
Kuirk801/
Qoirk801/
Cuirk800/
Quurck737/
Qwirke731/
Cguirk731/
Queirg731/
Kuirks730/
Kuirck730/
Quyork730/
Querke730/
Kuirke730/
Cuirke730/
Kirk67121,009/
Kurk67780/
Cirk67316/
Quirque67136/
Qirq671/
Qyrk671/

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