Quixley Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Quixley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quixley,' now Whixley, a parish in the the Diocese of Ripon, called Quixley in Poll Tax of Yorkshire 1379.

Johannes de Quixley, 1379: Poll Tax of, Yorkshire.

Quixley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia531:509,35338,491
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Quixley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quixley,' now Whixley, a parish in the the Diocese of Ripon, called Quixley in Poll Tax of Yorkshire 1379.

Johannes de Quixley, 1379: Poll Tax of, Yorkshire.

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

(English) belonging to Quixley = Quick’s Lea [v. under Quick, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] The Quixley referred to in the 14th cent. Yorks Poll-Tax is apparently now Whixley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English), Quigley (New England), Field of hedge-plants, or Field surrounded by a quick-set hedge.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Quixley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quixley is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Quixley.

How Common Is The Last Name Quixley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quixley is the 1,415,499th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Quixley is mostly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Quixley live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 509,353. In Australia Quixley is most common in: Victoria, where 53 percent are found, Queensland, where 36 percent are found and South Australia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Australia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Quixley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quixley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Quixley surname decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quixley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quixley are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Quixley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning R 194,412 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quisley8613/
Quijley863/
Quizley862/
Quicley860/
Quisle77106/
Quisler7142/
Quisles7126/
Guisley712/
Quiclay711/
Quesley710/
Kuisley710/
Quizlay710/
Quesille6735/
Queisler6720/
Guissley671/

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