Quigley

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh. Compare Cogley.

Proper noun

Quigley (plural Quigleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Quigley scale

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quigley is the 2113^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17121 individuals. Quigley is most common among White (92.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quigley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.