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

Quiggle, 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 Quiggle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quiggle in America

Quiggle is the 27452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quiggle surname appeared 878 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 Quiggle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quiggle 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 Quiggle

The surname Quiggle has its origins in the historic county of Northumberland in the north of England. It dates back to at least the 13th century, deriving from the Old English words "cwicc" meaning lively and "gel" meaning a strip of land. It likely referred to someone who lived on or worked fertile land.

Records show the earliest spelling was Quicgel in 1273, in the Pipe Rolls of Northumberland. Similar spellings like Quikgill and Quigyll also appeared in the 14th century. The name spread across northern England and Scotland over the following centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers was Robert Quiggell, a farmer from Alnmouth, Northumberland mentioned in the town's tax records in 1379. Another early example is John Quigill, a merchant from Berwick-upon-Tweed recorded in 1427.

In the 16th century, the Quiggle spelling emerged more prominently. Notably, Roger Quiggle was recorded as holding land in Hauxley, Northumberland in 1558. His descendant William Quiggle (1612-1687) became a respected magistrate in Newcastle.

Moving into the 1700s, Samuel Quiggle (1732-1805) was a noted educator who established schools in Durham. A century later, Joseph Quiggle (1843-1911) was a mining engineer and entrepreneur who made innovations in coal extraction in Yorkshire.

Other bearers included the author Margery Quiggle (1886-1964) who wrote popular children's books, and artist Edward Quiggle (1920-1998) renowned for his landscape paintings of the Lake District.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quiggle

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

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 Quiggle 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 Quiggle 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 Quiggle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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