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- Quirk - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Quirk
- Used in: 2 countries
Irish and Manx surname, Anglicized from Ó Cuirc (“descendant of Corc”), a personal name derived from curc (“tuft of hair”). It was sometimes Anglicized as Oates due to an erroneous association with coirce (“oats”). Sometimes also a shortened variant of McGuirk.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Quirke Derived from Quirk
Popularity by Country
Quirk
Rank #5426
Frequency
5,905 people (2.19 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 96.44% Hispanic 1.42% Black 0.37% Asian/PI 0.59% Native Am. 0.25% Two+ 0.91%
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