How common is the surname Quay?

1,120 people in the United States had the surname Quay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. It ranked 22,856th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Quay?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Quay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Quay?

Matthew Quay, American politician (1833-1904).

Where is the surname Quay most common?

Wikidata records people named Quay in the United States.

Is the surname Quay getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,120 in 2010, down 9.4%.

The surname Quay

A surname, carried by 1,120 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quay is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,120 people named Quay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. That is down 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,236.

#22,856

rank among US surnames

1,120

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-9.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,072)

Who is named Quay

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Quay identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quays

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quay

Quay has the Soundex code Q000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q000.

Questions

How common is the surname Quay?: 1,120 people in the United States had the surname Quay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. It ranked 22,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quay?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Quay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Quay?: Matthew Quay, American politician (1833-1904).
Where is the surname Quay most common?: Wikidata records people named Quay in the United States.
Is the surname Quay getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,120 in 2010, down 9.4%.