Quay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Quay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Quay family

Profession Census Frequency
Commercial Clerk 3
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Button Hole Machinist 1
Chambermaid Domestic Eat 1
Cleaner 1
Clothier 1
Cookery Teacher School 1
Independent 1
Litho Printer 1
Private Means 1
Retired 1
Scholar 1
Worker In Fancey Leather 1
Ships Carpenter Retired 1
Boot Shop Assistant 1
Feather Curler 1
Packer Ham Warehouse 1
Picture Frame Maker 1
Whalebone Dresser 1
Cook Domestic 1
Kitchenmaid Domestic 1
Watch Maker 1
Domestic Nurse 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Laundress Domestic 1

Quay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Key 25% 32,408
2 Quy 75% 1,216
3 Quay 100% 570
4 Quaye 80% 189
5 Kie 0% 158
6 Kea 25% 124
7 Quye 50% 116

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The surname Quay is the 3rd most popular variant of Key.

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