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The Quaile surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 235 people carried this name — #80,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 13% from 270 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Quaile surname

From a Manx form of McPhail. Also an English nickname from the quail bird.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Quaile» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Quaile.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Doubs.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Doubs 35
Territoire de Belfort 8
Paris 6
Manche 1
Marne 1
Haute-Saône 1
Deux-Sèvres 1
Essonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Quaile,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Quaile d. 1615
  • John Quaile 1725–1797
  • Margaret Moore 1735–
  • George Quaile 1751–1835
  • John Quaile 1762–
  • Basil Quaile 1765–1816

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Quaile is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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