How common is the surname Quigley?

17,121 people in the United States had the surname Quigley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,033 Americans. It ranked 2,113th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Quigley?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Quigley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Quigley?

Linnea Quigley, American actress, followed by Carroll Quigley.

Where is the surname Quigley most common?

Wikidata records people named Quigley in the United States and Hungary.

Is the surname Quigley getting more or less common?

More common. 16,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,121 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Quigley

An Irish surname, carried by 17,121 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Q240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quigley is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh. Compare Cogley.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,121 people named Quigley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,033 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,810.

#2,113

rank among US surnames

17,121

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,973)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,104	Staples	17,217	17,933
#2,105	Mireles	17,186	17,965
#2,106	Mohr	17,180	17,971
#2,107	Ambrose	17,178	17,973
#2,108	Bellamy	17,167	17,985
#2,109	McLain	17,152	18,001
#2,110	Greco	17,150	18,003

Who is named Quigley

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

93% of people named Quigley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quigleys

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linnea Quigley
American actress, born 1958
Carroll Quigley
American historian (1910–1977)
Allie Quigley
American basketball player, born 1986
Mike Quigley
American politician (born 1958)
Charles Quigley
American actor (1906-1964)
Joan Quigley
American astrologer, 1927–2014
Colleen Quigley
American middle- and long-distance runner, born 1992
Maggie Q
American actress, born 1979
Jane Alexander
American actress (born 1939)

Notable Quigleys come mostly from the United States (8) and Hungary (1).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quigley come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh. Compare Cogley.
How common is the surname Quigley?: 17,121 people in the United States had the surname Quigley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,033 Americans. It ranked 2,113th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quigley?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Quigley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Quigley?: Linnea Quigley, American actress, followed by Carroll Quigley.
Where is the surname Quigley most common?: Wikidata records people named Quigley in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Quigley getting more or less common?: More common. 16,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,121 in 2010, up 1.9%.