Quirke is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Quirke
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Quirke

How popular is Quirke?

Quirke is common in England.

Quirke is ranked 71847 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Quirkes grew by 13.02428 per cent to 512 since 2000 and ranked 42378 after elevating 2276 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.97 93.38
Hispanic or Latino 4.3 4.64
Others 1.76 0
Quirke is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ireland which signifies that it is originated from Ireland. Around 6231 people have been found who wears Quirke as their family name. Quirke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
95,557 Czech Republic6
90,215 Germany3
21,529 Singapore2
26,532 Chile2
1,472 The Bahamas2
65,594 Belgium2
6,266 Luxembourg2
91,784 Netherlands2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
1,118 Isle of Man2
20,595 China2
1,704,541 India1
24,771 Colombia1
1,818 Guernsey1
6,212 Jamaica1
1,254 Gibraltar1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
66,560 Philippines1
16,640 Hong Kong1
81,201 Switzerland1
169,904 Brazil1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,986 Spain20
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,082 Scotland59
6,104 Wales56
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Quirke:
43,530 United States630
6,896 Australia418
2,524 New Zealand298
22,054 Canada160
39,125 South Africa128
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Quirke:
317 Ireland2,517
4,348 England1,710
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherin Quirke from Ireland aboard the Liberty from Cork on May 21, 1846 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 25 years old when she arrived in USA. 20 years old Thomas Quirke, Patk. Quirke, aged 20, Immigrant Tim Quirke, William Quirke (22) Immigrant, Richard Quirke, aged 28, Ed. Quirke (19) Spinner, Immigrant Patk. Quirke, James Quirke, aged 20, and 3 other Quirke around 66.67% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Waterford.

Quirke Namesakes

  • Michael Quirke, Soccer player
  • Dave Quirke, Soccer player
  • Pauline Quirke, Actress
  • Dave Quirke, Soccer player
  • Charlie Quirke, Actor
  • Pauline Quirke, Actress
  • Kieron Quirke, Writer
  • Pauline Quirke, Actress
  • Pauline Quirke, Actress
  • Pauline Quirke, Actress

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