Quinn

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Quinn is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate surname32K records spelled Quinn2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland

  Also written Quínn

• French surname10K records spelled Quinn3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Qúïnn

• Portuguese surname8.3K records spelled Quinn3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, United Kingdom, Portugal

  Also written Quïnn, Qüïnn

76 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Quinn is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Irish surname meaning ‘counsel’; sometimes used as a Christian name.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, O Cuinn ‘intelligent’; sept in Antrim, Longford and Clare

  as a name·Irish family names

• In English, Irish surname/name, from Ó Cuinn; 'descendant of Conn'

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• Transferred use of the Irish surname, Gaelic O Cuinn ‘descendant of Conn’. The latter is from a word meaning ‘leader’ or ‘chief’. It may also sometimes be used as a short form of Quincy or Quintin.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• ant of Conn’, a byname meaning ‘Leader’, ‘Chief. Quiddihy see Cody Vars.: (O’)Quin(e), O’Quyn.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 111 years between 1915–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Anthony Quinnb. 1915MXMexican and American actor (1915–2001)
• Declan Quinnb. 1957USAmerican cinematographer
• Aidan Quinnb. 1959USAmerican actor
• Francesco Quinnb. 1963USItalian-born actor
• Lorenzo Quinnb. 1966ITartist
• Aileen Quinnb. 1971USAmerican actress, singer and dancer
• Molly Quinnb. 1993USAmerican actress
• Joseph Quinnb. 1994GBBritish actor
• Abby Quinnb. 1996USAmerican actress
• Jasmine Camacho-Quinnb. 1996USPuerto Rican hurdler (1996-)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 715 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Quinn?

We estimate roughly 78 thousand people bear Quinn (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Quinn have the most bearers?

Quinn is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled quinn.

How common is Quinn compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Quinn is the 215th most common surname of 1,169,970 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Quinn mean?

Recorded meaning: from Irish Gaelic Ó Cuinn, ‘descendant of Conn’, a nickname meaning ‘leader, chief’.