Quayle

Quayle is a surname of Anglo-Celtic origin, specifically English, Irish, Manx and Scottish.[1][2]

When the name originates from Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland it is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Phàil (Scottish) Mac Pháil (Irish) Mac Phóil (Irish) "Mac Phaayl" (Manx) meaning "son of Pàil/Páill/Póil/Paayl". These are Gaelic patronymic forms of the personal name Paul.[1] When originating in Ireland the name is sometimes a variant of the surname Quill.[1] When Quayle is of English origin the surname can be derived from the Old French/Middle English quaille, meaning "quail".[3] In this way the name would be used as a nickname for a timorous, lecherous, or fat person - words that all describe this particular bird.[1] The name is recorded in the Isle of Man as MacFayle in 1511, and MacQuayle, Quayle in 1540.[3] The name is recorded in England as Quayle in 1327.[3]

People

Acting

Anna Quayle (1932–2019), English actress
Anthony Quayle (1913–1989), English actor and film director of Manx origin
John Quayle (actor) (born 1938), English sitcom actor

Broadcasting and journalism

Don Quayle (1930–2015), broadcast journalist, first president of NPR
Emma Quayle, Australian sports journalist
James C. Quayle (1921–2000), American newspaper publisher
Matt Quayle, co-creator of CNBC's Squawk Box

Politics

Ben Quayle (born 1976), son of Dan Quayle and former U.S. Congressman from Arizona
Dan Quayle (born 1947), 44th Vice President of the United States
Fred Quayle (1936-2018), American politician
Howard Quayle, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
John Quayle (politician) (1868–1930), a U.S. Congressman
Marilyn Quayle (born 1949), wife of the Vice President, Second Lady of the United States, and author
Martyn Quayle (1959–2016), Manx politician

Sport

Charlie Quayle (born 1907), English footballer (New Brighton, Crystal Palace)
James Quayle (footballer) (born 1890), English footballer who played only one game (Woolwich Arsenal)
Mark Quayle (born 1978), English footballer

Other

David Quayle (1936–2010), co-founder of B&Q
Frank J. Quayle (1892–1971), Fire Commissioner of the City of New York
Quinton Quayle (born 1955), British diplomat
William Alfred Quayle, (1860–1925), American Methodist bishop

Other

Ex parte Quayle

Fictional people

Quayle, an NPC in the Baldur's Gate series of computer role-playing games.
Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, a logistics crime conspirator in the final season of AMC's Breaking Bad

Similar or related surnames

Quail, a variant spelling
Quaile
Quill (surname), in some cases in Ireland Quayle is a variant of this surname
MacPhail (disambiguation), in some cases

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References

"Quail Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
"Quayle Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames (PDF) (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 2563. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.

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[Quail-1] "Quail Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[Quayle-2] "Quayle Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[Reaney-3] Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames (PDF) (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 2563. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.