Quinn Surname

2,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Quinn 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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Quinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States105,3981:3,439358
England25,0741:2,222271
Ireland16,9861:27728
Australia15,2391:1,771218
Canada9,9021:3,721491
Northern Ireland6,9321:26614
Scotland6,3731:840117
New Zealand1,9171:2,362321
South Africa1,2871:42,0965,384
Wales8301:3,728406
Iraq6601:53,0632,052
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Thailand4301:164,27526,316
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Nicaragua2621:22,9811,031
France2411:275,61342,384
Spain2291:204,15713,931
Panama2271:17,2351,223
Argentina1871:228,57418,728
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Japan961:1,331,71123,057
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Isle of Man811:1,060165
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Jersey631:1,575229
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Guyana521:14,6581,995
India491:15,654,396253,566
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Antigua and Barbuda411:2,419382
China411:33,349,3061,770
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
United Arab Emirates411:223,47015,418
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Bermuda361:1,813302
Israel351:244,50422,492
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Hong Kong281:261,9823,060
Costa Rica261:183,8492,454
Malta241:17,9281,021
Austria231:370,23639,193
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Guernsey221:2,929767
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Norway201:257,11427,149
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Greece131:852,29284,400
Guam121:13,3432,098
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Finland91:610,74534,002
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Saint Martin81:4,394114
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland15,8931:27918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6081:5,290802
Scotland8581:4,363692
Wales901:17,4271,032
Isle of Man151:3,618395
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,6451:2,124223

The alternate forms: Quiñn (1) are calculated separately.

Quinn (15,902) may also be a first name.

Quinn 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

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

“Wise One” in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

A location name in Killa, Ireland. Or from the Dutch, Quien; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Quinto, Spanish for the ordinal number five, 'fifth'. Example: "el quinto piso" means the fifth floor.

- karenyvesquinto

An Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Conn'.

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Quinn Last Name Facts

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

Quinn (Arabic: كوين) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as: Quiñn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,871st most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 37,360 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Quinn reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 44,604th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 15,902 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 105,398 people, or 1 in 3,439. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 135 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Quinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quinn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quinn surname rose 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 107 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 743 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 922 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quinn last name are 6.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quinn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning 402,827 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53% more than the national average, earning R 363,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $22,880,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiñn931/
Quinne91114/
Quinnt9125/
Qwuinn913/
Quinnn912/
Quinng912/
Qguinn911/
Quuinn911/
Quienn911/
Quinnh911/
Hquinn911/
Quwinn910/
Quin899,842/
Qunn8921/
Qinn8911/
D'Quinn832/
Ncquinn831/
Guinn8017,733/
Quint809,581/
Quien80399/
Quing80395/
Quynn8084/
Quind8045/
Kuinn8025/
Quenn8016/
Quinc8015/
Qwinn8013/
Cuinn808/
Qunne803/
Quuin803/
Nquin802/
Qienn801/
Quimn801/
Quwin801/
Quhin801/
Quqin801/
Quihn800/
Qunnt800/
Qusnn800/
Quinnová773/
Qin754,039,556/
Qun75934/
Qnn757/
Quindt73918/
Quinqu7334/
Quintt738/
Queenn737/
Quenne735/
Quwynn731/
Quenng731/
Quingg731/
Cguinn731/
Gquenn731/
Gwuinn731/
Quwien731/
Quwion731/
Quinck731/
Quimng731/
Ququin731/
Quhint731/
Quesnn730/
Qing67188,963/
Guin6741,630/
Cuin677,021/
Quim675,910/
Quen673,005/
Quyn672,415/
Kinn672,254/
Kuin671,915/
Quinque67722/
Quingue67593/
Qwin6747/
Cinn6729/
Qumn6719/
Quhn679/
Qung677/
Qint676/
Qien676/
Quiñ676/
Qune675/
Qund673/
Qkin673/
Qunt672/
Qenn672/
Quén672/
Quinova672/
Qnnn672/
Nqun672/
Qunh671/
Quèn671/
Quÿn671/
Quắn671/
Qunq671/
Qusn671/
Qwnn671/
Qynn671/
Qcin671/
Qink671/
Qqnn671/
Qhnn671/
Qnnc671/
Qnne671/
Qnng671/
Qnnq671/
Qnnt671/
Cqnn671/
Gqin671/
Quwn670/
Qunk670/

Quinn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quinn in the Arabic language
كوينkwyn-

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Quinn Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quinn
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