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    Surnames beginning with Q

    88 surnames starting with Q, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.

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    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Quinn Irish, patronymic 422 76,986
    2 Quintero Spanish 839 41,158
    3 Quintana Spanish 923 37,657
    4 Quinones Spanish 1,014 34,468
    5 Quiroz Spanish 1,280 27,452
    6 Quezada Spanish 1,372 25,752
    7 Quick 1,416 25,091
    8 Quintanilla Spanish 1,586 22,581
    9 Queen nickname 1,945 18,557
    10 Quigley Irish 2,113 17,121
    11 Qualls 2,999 11,958
    12 Quinonez Spanish 3,111 11,576
    13 Quinlan Irish, patronymic 3,469 10,302
    14 Quach 3,598 9,894
    15 Quarles English, place 3,631 9,780
    16 Quevedo 4,404 8,064
    17 Quesada 4,509 7,870
    18 Qureshi Arabic 5,035 6,966
    19 Quiles 5,107 6,858
    20 Quan Vietnamese 5,397 6,451
    21 Quirk patronymic 5,443 6,392
    22 Quiroga Galician, place 5,824 5,937
    23 Quillen 5,783 5,989
    24 Quijano Spanish 6,628 5,110
    25 Quijada Spanish 6,856 4,908
    26 Quimby 7,211 4,628
    27 Qiu Chinese 7,520 4,424
    28 Quackenbush Dutch, place 7,947 4,164
    29 Quinteros 8,485 3,885
    30 Quesenberry 9,011 3,630
    31 Quinton English, patronymic 9,421 3,452
    32 Quist 9,473 3,433
    33 Quade 9,491 3,426
    34 Qian 10,167 3,173
    35 Quiros Spanish 10,491 3,059
    36 Quattlebaum 11,279 2,801
    37 Quinto 11,466 2,746
    38 Qin Chinese 11,759 2,664
    39 Quint 11,865 2,639
    40 Qu 12,035 2,593
    41 Quam 12,132 2,568
    42 Qi 13,042 2,354
    43 Quast 13,241 2,306
    44 Quintanar Spanish 13,727 2,205
    45 Quandt 14,208 2,113
    46 Quispe Spanish 15,104 1,953
    47 Quisenberry 15,318 1,916
    48 Quarterman 17,249 1,642
    49 Quintal 16,939 1,679
    50 Quayle Manx, nickname 18,098 1,539
    51 Quillin 17,605 1,596
    52 Quito 18,106 1,538
    53 Quill Irish, patronymic 18,337 1,511
    54 Quin Irish, patronymic 18,757 1,462
    55 Quinney 18,778 1,460
    56 Quirino Spanish 19,242 1,409
    57 Quigg Irish 19,469 1,388
    58 Quirarte 19,498 1,385
    59 Quon Chinese 20,648 1,282
    60 Quijas 20,871 1,263
    61 Quiambao Chinese 21,288 1,231
    62 Qazi 21,439 1,219
    63 Quail Scottish Gaelic, nickname 21,459 1,218
    64 Quay 22,856 1,120
    65 Quizhpi 22,618 1,135
    66 Quincy French, place 24,665 1,012
    67 Quadri Italian 23,457 1,084
    68 Querry Scottish Gaelic 23,662 1,071
    69 Quaranta Italian 24,531 1,019
    70 Queener 23,866 1,058
    71 Quiring 23,899 1,056
    72 Quaintance 24,159 1,041
    73 Query 24,201 1,038
    74 Quebedeaux French 27,260 887
    75 Quintela Galician, place 32,268 714
    76 Queiroz 42,308 513
    77 Queenan Irish, patronymic 31,587 732
    78 Quine Manx 47,706 444
    79 Quadros 44,423 484
    80 Que Chinese 33,499 681
    81 Qamar Arabic 34,149 665
    82 Quant English, nickname 36,246 618
    83 Qualey 36,838 606
    84 Quirin French 36,970 604
    85 Quince occupational 37,544 593
    86 Quinnell English, patronymic 40,261 544
    87 Quealy Irish, patronymic 52,619 394
    88 Quentin Latin 74,375 260