Explore the Family Name Quiggle

The meaning of Quiggle

Americanized form of German Quickel.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Quiggle in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Quiggle has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Quiggle ranked as the 26,898th most common surname in the United States, but it dropped to 27,452nd place by 2010, marking a change of -2.06%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 849 in 2000 to 878 in 2010, an increase of 3.42%. The proportion of people named Quiggle per 100,000 people decreased by 3.23% over the same time period.

20002010Change
Rank#26,898#27,452-2.06%
Count8498783.42%
Proportion per 100k0.310.3-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quiggle

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Quiggle also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 97.06% of those with the Quiggle surname identified as White, which decreased slightly to 96.36% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic increased notably from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010, a growth of 61.32%. There was also a small decrease in the percentage of Quiggles identifying as two or more races, decreasing from 0.94% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. In 2010, there were also people with the Quiggle surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, marking a new development in the ethnic identity associated with this surname.

20002010Change
White97.06%96.36%-0.72%
Hispanic1.06%1.71%61.32%
Two or More Races0.94%0.8%-14.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.57%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%