Find out how popular the last name Quickle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Quickle.

Quickle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Quickle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quickle in America

Quickle is the 59324th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quickle surname appeared 341 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Quickle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quickle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Quickle

The surname Quickle originates from England in the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the old English word "quicke", meaning "alive" or "living", and was likely an occupational name for someone who worked with livestock or was involved in the trade of live animals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quickle can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1327, where a John Quickle is listed as a taxpayer. The Quickle family appears to have had a presence in the county of Norfolk, with references to various Quickles in the manorial records of villages such as Rougham and Bressingham throughout the 15th and 16th centuries.

In the late 16th century, a William Quickle (c.1555-1624) is noted as a prominent landowner and farmer in the village of Wymondham, Norfolk. His son, also named William Quickle (1587-1657), was a successful merchant and served as a local magistrate.

The name Quickle can also be found in historical records from other parts of England, such as the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Warwick, where a Thomas Quickle was baptized in 1642. Another notable figure was John Quickle (1675-1741), a respected clergyman who served as the vicar of St. Peter's Church in Ipswich, Suffolk.

As the Quickle family spread across England, variations in spelling emerged, including Quickell, Quickell, and Quickill. Some of these variants may have been influenced by local dialects or the preference of individual scribes.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname Quickle was Sir Robert Quickle (1718-1792), a successful merchant and philanthropist from Bristol. He amassed a considerable fortune through his international trading ventures and was known for his support of various charitable causes, including the founding of a school for underprivileged children.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quickle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Quickle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Quickle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Quickle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Quickle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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