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    The surname Quirk

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,392 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Q620

    Quirk: #5,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Quirk #5,443, 6,392 people Quirk: #5,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Quirk #5,443, 6,392 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quirk is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish and Manx surname, Anglicized from Ó Cuirc (“descendant of Corc”), a personal name derived from curc (“tuft of hair”). It was sometimes Anglicized as Oates due to an erroneous association with coirce (“oats”). Sometimes also a shortened variant of McGuirk.

    Quirk is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,392 people named Quirk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,302 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,905.

    #5,443
    rank among US surnames
    6,392
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,426)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,438Haynie6,40048,241
    #5,441Fairley6,39848,257
    #5,442Rawson6,39548,279
    #5,443Quirk6,39248,302

    Who is named Quirk

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

    95% of people named Quirk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Quirks

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alicia Quirk
      Australian rugby union player, born 1992
    • Billy Quirk
      Actor (1873-1926)
    • Agnes Quirk
      American botanist (1884-1974)

    Notable Quirks come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Quirk

    Quirk has the Soundex code Q620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Quirk come from?
    Irish and Manx surname, Anglicized from Ó Cuirc (“descendant of Corc”), a personal name derived from curc (“tuft of hair”). It was sometimes Anglicized as Oates due to an erroneous association with coirce (“oats”). Sometimes also a shortened variant of McGuirk.
    How common is the surname Quirk?
    6,392 people in the United States had the surname Quirk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,302 Americans. It ranked 5,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Quirk?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Quirk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Quirk?
    Alicia Quirk, Australian rugby union player, followed by Billy Quirk.
    Where is the surname Quirk most common?
    Wikidata records people named Quirk in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Quirk?
    Quirk is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Quirk getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,392 in 2010, up 8.2%.