How common is the surname Quick?

25,091 people in the United States had the surname Quick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,305 Americans. It ranked 1,416th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quick?

Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player, followed by Matthew Quick.

Where is the surname Quick most common?

Wikidata records people named Quick in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

Is the surname Quick getting more or less common?

More common. 24,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,091 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Quick

A surname, carried by 25,091 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quick is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,091 people named Quick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,305 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,095.

#1,416

rank among US surnames

25,091

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,347)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,407	Tomlinson	25,274	12,216
#1,408	Mayes	25,256	12,225
#1,409	Zheng	25,242	12,231
#1,410	Albright	25,189	12,257
#1,411	Burgos	25,169	12,267
#1,412	Swain	25,157	12,273
#1,413	Manley	25,136	12,283

Who is named Quick

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

81% of people named Quick identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quicks

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Quick
American ice hockey player, born 1986
Matthew Quick
American author, born 1973
Diana Quick
British actress, born 1946
Sture Bergwall
Alleged Swedish serial killer, born 1950

Notable Quicks come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Sweden (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Quick?: 25,091 people in the United States had the surname Quick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,305 Americans. It ranked 1,416th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quick?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Quick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quick?: Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player, followed by Matthew Quick.
Where is the surname Quick most common?: Wikidata records people named Quick in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Is the surname Quick getting more or less common?: More common. 24,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,091 in 2010, up 4.1%.