Surnames

UK surnames beginning with Q

Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1	Quinn	5,716	24,992
2	Qureshi	0	5,536
3	Quigley	1,532	4,769
4	Quick	3,336	3,356
5	Quinton	1,398	2,114
6	Quinlan	651	2,022
7	Queen	1,227	1,900
8	Quirk	781	1,800
9	Quayle	631	1,567
10	Quirke	46	1,040
11	Quin	3,223	1,037
12	Qayyum	0	932
13	Quinney	358	890
14	Quilter	477	760
15	Quarmby	792	744
16	Qamar	0	742
17	Qadir	0	740
18	Quinnell	429	730
19	Quelch	504	728
20	Quantrill	282	703
21	Qasim	0	688
22	Qazi	0	589
23	Quail	355	567
24	Qayum	0	548
25	Quincey	433	534
26	Quince	249	503
27	Quarterman	521	471
28	Qadeer	0	460
29	Quine	247	431
30	Quartey	0	428
31	Quigg	59	428
32	Quaye	18	382
33	Quibell	175	323
34	Quilliam	137	314
35	Queenan	141	312
36	Quiney	264	312
37	Quraishi	0	309
38	Qadri	0	302
39	Quadri	0	301
40	Quartermaine	124	301
41	Quan	14	298
42	Quill	128	261
43	Quarry	221	260
44	Quarrell	135	254
45	Quantick	69	249
46	Quest	118	247
47	Qurban	0	236
48	Qaiser	0	234
49	Quickfall	184	234
50	Quddus	0	233
51	Quinlivan	20	229
52	Quashie	0	220
53	Quansah	0	219
54	Quested	195	219
55	Quartermain	177	216
56	Quant	136	214
57	Quilty	39	201
58	Quy	154	201
59	Quarton	105	199
60	Quarshie	0	198
61	Quaife	218	189
62	Quantrell	146	184
63	Quach	0	181
64	Quartly	80	174
65	Quainton	122	171
66	Quint	105	166
67	Quaile	45	163
68	Qaisar	0	162
69	Quarrie	51	158
70	Quenby	78	154
71	Quance	198	150
72	Quennell	74	147
73	Qin	0	146
74	Qurashi	0	142
75	Qader	0	139
76	Quaintance	39	137
77	Qualters	30	137
78	Quintero	0	137
79	Qualter	55	134
80	Qiu	0	133
81	Quaid	21	131
82	Quadir	0	130
83	Quimby	75	130
84	Quartley	112	129
85	Quainoo	0	128
86	Quirie	53	128
87	Qi	0	126
88	Quadling	84	126
89	Quarrington	99	124
90	Quickenden	130	123
91	Quantock	97	122
92	Quist	1	119
93	Quicke	85	112
94	Quayum	0	109
95	Quessou	0	108
96	Quintana	1	107
97	Quane	8	103
98	Qian	0	102
99	Quintal	0	102
100	Qassim	0	100