Quin Surname

52,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Quin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quin,' an ancient Celtic personal name found commonly as McQuinn or McQueen; v. Queen (a).

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Quin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1301:170,16917,195
Australia1,8371:14,6962,084
England1,1461:48,6206,067
France9711:68,4079,500
New Zealand4401:10,2921,787
Peru3941:80,6705,621
Scotland3491:15,3401,924
Canada3331:110,64711,850
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
Ireland2631:17,9051,934
Mexico2071:599,6449,942
Philippines2001:506,19159,191
Guatemala1751:91,9012,848
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
Taiwan1241:189,0711,638
Northern Ireland991:18,6372,335
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Honduras741:119,1411,814
Colombia631:758,3198,254
Wales371:83,6366,963
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Panama301:130,4094,482
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Singapore171:323,98313,856
China131:105,178,5825,529
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1961:3,704656
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5911:15,3212,271
Scotland1,5581:2,403429
Wales371:42,3902,234
Guernsey101:3,266579
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7401:18,3282,316

The alternate forms: Quiñ (6) are calculated separately.

Quin (7,069) may also be a first name.

Quin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quin,' an ancient Celtic personal name found commonly as McQuinn or McQueen; v. Queen (a).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Shortened from (Mac)quinn, from Irish MacCuinn, 'son of Conn,' an early Irish personal name. Roger Quin (1850-1925), the 'Tramp Poet,' was born and educated in Dumfries.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. O’Quinn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cuinn A very numerous name being that of four distinct septs as in Map. IF 251 etc; MIF 120,254; Map Ant, Clare, Longf and Tyr; Plate XXIV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Cuinn A Kerry name distinct from O’Quinn

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Conn (reason, or a freeman).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient Celtic personal name, found in Ireland as O'Quin, and in Scotland as Mac Quin. See O'Quinn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

White.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From Quin, a village in Clare county, Ireland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Contracted from Mac Coinn, or Mac Cuinn, 'Conn's Son’ (conn, ‘counsel’). 'Conn, of the hundred fights, ' was one of Ireland's greatest legendary heroes.

‘Mac Cuinn, son of Donnghade, royal heir of Teathbha, died a.d. 1027.

In 1403 ‘Luke Mac Quyn of the Island of Mann, scholar, ’ received 'certain alms called particles in the Island afore­said' from King Henry IV., which had been ‘given, con­firmed, and conceded perpetually to the scholars by our predecessors, former Kings of England. . .'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

(Irish), White? (variant: le Cann, le Gwen, and Wynne.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The Quin surname (pronounced kin) comes from the word k'in, meaning 'sun', 'day', 'time' in Mayan languages.

It can also be found in the P'urhépecha word kuíni, meaning 'bird'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Quin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Quin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Quin (Hindi: कुइन, Oriya: କୁଇନ୍) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Quiñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,032nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 740,454 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Quin are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 24 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quin is also the 77,069th most common first name throughout the world, held by 7,069 people.

The surname Quin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,130 people, or 1 in 170,169. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Mississippi, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Quin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Quin surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quin surname are 2.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning 395,225 kr per year; in Peru they earn 39.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,794 per year; in South Africa they earn 110.97% more than the national average, earning R 501,348 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $27,380,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $48,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiñ926/
Quinn89195,061/
Quint899,581/
Quien89399/
Quing89395/
Quind8945/
Quinc8915/
Quuin893/
Nquin892/
Quimn891/
Quwin891/
Quhin891/
Quiñn891/
Quqin891/
Quihn890/
Qin864,039,556/
Qun86934/
Quindt80918/
Quinne80114/
Quinqu8034/
Quinnt8025/
Quintt808/
Qwuinn803/
Quinnn802/
Quinng802/
Qguinn801/
Quingg801/
Quwien801/
Quwion801/
Quinck801/
Quuinn801/
Quimng801/
Quienn801/
Ququin801/
Quinnh801/
Hquinn801/
Quhint801/
Quwinn800/
Qing75188,963/
Guin7541,630/
Cuin757,021/
Quim755,910/
Quen753,005/
Quyn752,415/
Kuin751,915/
Qwin7547/
Qunn7521/
Qumn7519/
Qinn7511/
Quhn759/
Qung757/
Qint756/
Qien756/
Qune755/
Qund753/
Qkin753/
Qunt752/
Quén752/
Nqun752/
Qunh751/
Quèn751/
Quÿn751/
Quắn751/
Qunq751/
Qusn751/
Qcin751/
Qink751/
Gqin751/
Quwn750/
Qunk750/
Quinque73722/
Quingue73593/
Quinova732/
D'Quinn732/
Ncquinn731/
Queen6758,738/
Guinn6717,733/
Quent67315/
Queng6796/
Nkuin6792/
Quynn6784/
Kuinn6725/
Cuing6720/
Quenn6716/
Qwinn6713/
Cuinn678/
Quenk678/
Qunqu677/
Quuen676/
Qwint676/
Quehn675/
Kuink675/
Quimd675/
Qunne673/
Quinnová673/
Qn673/
Quwen673/
Guimn672/
Quimt672/
Quingque672/
Cuint672/
Ghuin671/
Qienn671/
Kuihn671/
Guihn671/
Qundt671/
Quỳnh671/
Kwuin671/
Quuim671/
Quhen671/
Quiñq671/
Qking671/
Gqune671/
Quimq671/
Qkwin671/
Kqinq671/
Kqunh671/
Gqing671/
Quyhn670/
Gwuin670/
Qunnt670/
Quesn670/
Qouen670/
Qusnn670/
Quoen670/

Quin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quin in the Hindi language
कुइनku'ina-
Quin in the Oriya language
କୁଇନ୍ku'in-

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Quin Reference & Research

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