Quinn (surname)

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This article is about the surname "Quinn". For the given name, see Quinn (given name). For other uses, see Quinn (disambiguation).

Quinn is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn or McQuinn/MacQuinn. The latter surname means "descendant of Conn".[1]

For other uses, see .

Quinn
Language(s)Irish
Origin
MeaningSon of Conn
Region of originIreland
Motto"We wish to see heavenly things"

Current Clan Cheif: Patricia Quinn

The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn in Irish.[2] The surname is borne by numerous unrelated Irish families in Ulster and the Irish counties of Clare, Longford, and Mayo.[3] The most notable family of the name are that of Thomond, a Dalcassian sept,[4] who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.[5] This family was formerly represented by the Earls of Dunraven.[6] Another family is that seated in Annaly, who were related to the O'Farrell lords of Longford. Other families include one seated in Antrim; one seated in Raphoe; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near Castlebar.[7] In the seventeenth century, the surname Quinn was common in Waterford. In 1890, the surname was numerous in Dublin, Tyrone, Antrim, and Roscommon.

Quinn is one of the twenty most common surnames in Ireland.[8] It is sometimes said that the surname Quinn is borne by Catholics whilst Quin is borne by Protestants.[9]

Surname[]

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B[]

C[]

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E[]

F[]

G[]

H[]

  • Hayden Quinn (born 1986), Australian chef
  • Helen Quinn (born 1943), Australian physicist

I[]

J[]

K[]

L[]

M[]

  • Maire Quinn (1872–1947), Irish actress
  • Marc Quinn (born 1964), English artist
  • Marcus Quinn (born 1959), American football player
  • Marguerite Quinn, American politician
  • Mark Quinn (born 1974), American baseball player
  • Martha Quinn (born 1959), American media personality
  • Martin Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Marty Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mary Alice Quinn (1920–1935), American schoolgirl
  • Mary Ellen Quinn (born 1949), American librarian
  • Matt Quinn (born 1993), English-New Zealand cricketer
  • Matthew Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Maureen E. Quinn, American civil servant
  • Maz Quinn (born 1976), New Zealand surfer
  • Michael Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mickey Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Micky Quinn (born 1962), English footballer
  • Mike Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Molly Quinn (born 1993), American actress

N[]

  • Nancy Quinn (1919–2014), American public figure
  • Naomi Quinn (1939–2019), American anthropologist
  • Ned Quinn (born 1923), Irish hurler
  • Nesanel Quinn (1910–2005), American rabbi and educator
  • Neville Quinn (1908–1934), South African cricketer
  • Niall Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nicholas Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noel Quinn (born 1962), British banking executive
  • Noelle Quinn (born 1985), American basketball player

O[]

P[]

  • Padraig Quinn (1899–1974), Irish officer
  • Paddy Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Pat Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paula Quinn (born 1961), American novelist
  • Percy Quinn (1876–1944), Canadian athlete and ice hockey executive
  • Peter Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Philip L. Quinn (1940–2004), American philosopher

Q[]

  • Quinn (born 1995), Canadian soccer player and Olympic gold medalist

R[]

  • Raven Quinn (born 1984), American musician
  • Ray Quinn (born 1988), English actor
  • Ray Quinn (footballer) (1913–1973), Australian rules footballer
  • Rebecca Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Richard Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rick Quinn Jr. (born 1965), American politician
  • Rob Quinn (born 1976), Irish footballer
  • Robert Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rocco Quinn (born 1986), Scottish footballer
  • Roderic Quinn (1867–1949), Australian poet
  • Rodney Quinn (born 1960), Australian jockey
  • Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player
  • Romaine Quinn (born 1990), American politician
  • Ron Quinn (born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Roseann Quinn (1944–1973), American teacher
  • Roy Quinn (1919–2001), Australian rules footballer
  • Ruairi Quinn (born 1946), Irish politician
  • Ryan Quinn (born 1987), American martial artist
  • Ryan Quinn (curler) (born 1978), American curler

S[]

T[]

  • Tad Quinn (1881–1946), American baseball player
  • Talesha Quinn (born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Ted Quinn (born 1958), American musician
  • Teddy Quinn (born 1958), American performer
  • Terence J. Quinn (1836–1878), American politician
  • Thomas Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tim Quinn (born 1949), Australian politician
  • T. J. Quinn, American investigative reporter
  • Tom Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tomás Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Tommie Quinn (1927–1970), Argentine field hockey player
  • Tommy Quinn (1908–1969), Australian rules footballer
  • Tony Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Trey Quinn (born 1995), American football player
  • T. Vincent Quinn (1903–1982), American politician

W[]

  • Wayne Quinn (born 1976), English footballer
  • William Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Wimpy Quinn (1918–1954), American baseball player

Z[]

  • Zoë Quinn (born 1987), American video game developer

Fictional characters[]

  • Daniel Quinn, the main character in Paul Auster's City of Glass, the first of three novels in The New York Trilogy
  • Doctor Quentin Q. Quinn in Sealab 2021
  • Michaela A. Quinn, in the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  • Harley Quinn, a DC comics character
  • Joey Quinn, a police detective in Dexter
  • Jonas Quinn in the sci-fi television series Stargate SG-1
  • Robbie Quinn in the soap opera Fair City
  • Tom Quinn (Spooks), the lead character in the British spy-thriller series Spooks

See also[]

  • Attorney General Quinn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page with Attorney Generals surnamed "Quinn"
  • General Quinn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page with Generals surnamed "Quinn"
  • Governor Quinn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page with Governors surnamed "Quinn"
  • Quinn (soccer) (born 1995), Canadian soccer player Rebecca Catherine Quinn
  • O'Quinn, a page with people with the surname "O'Quinn"
  • Quin (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Quin"
  • Quinn (given name), a page with people with the given name "Quinn"

References[]

  1. ^ Quinn Family History (n.d.).
  2. ^ de Bhulbh (1997) pp. 35, 335; Grehan (1997) p. 287.
  3. ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 335; Grehan (1997) p. 287; Quinn Family History (n.d.).
  4. ^ Grehan (1997) p. 287; de MacLysaght (1972) pp. 251–252.
  5. ^ de MacLysaght (1972) pp. 251–252.
  6. ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 335.
  7. ^ Grehan (1997) p. 287.
  8. ^ O'Laughlin (1992) p. 223; de MacLysaght (1972) pp. 251–252.
  9. ^ Grehan (1997) p. 287; O'Laughlin (1992) p. 223.
  • de Bhulbh, S (1997). Sloinnte na h-Éireann: Irish Surnames. Limerick: Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa Teo. ISBN 0-9530560-0-7. OL 316008M.
  • Grehan, I (1997). The Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Robert Rineheart Publishers. ISBN 1-57098-137-X. OL 8699749M.
  • MacLysaght, E (1972). Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins (3rd ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. OL 23251759M.
  • O'Laughlin, M (1992). The Book of Irish Families Great & Small. Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation. ISBN 0-940134-08-X. OL 1326957M.
  • "Quinn Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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