How common is the surname O'Quinn?

5,439 people in the United States had the surname O'Quinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,765 Americans. It ranked 6,284th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named O'Quinn?

Terry O'Quinn, American actor, followed by Kyle O'Quinn.

Where is the surname O'Quinn most common?

Wikidata records people named O'Quinn in the United States.

Is the surname O'Quinn getting more or less common?

More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,439 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname O'Quinn

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,439 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Quinn is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Conn”).

O'Quinn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,439 people named O'Quinn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,765 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,205.

#6,284

rank among US surnames

5,439

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,078)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,277	Avant	5,443	56,723
#6,278	Koons	5,442	56,734
#6,283	Pfister	5,441	56,744
#6,284	O'Quinn	5,439	56,765
#6,285	Agarwal	5,436	56,796

Who is named O'Quinn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named O'Quinn identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Quinns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terry O'Quinn
American actor, born 1952
Kyle O'Quinn
American basketball player (born 1990)

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname O'Quinn come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Conn”).
How common is the surname O'Quinn?: 5,439 people in the United States had the surname O'Quinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,765 Americans. It ranked 6,284th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Quinn?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named O'Quinn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named O'Quinn?: Terry O'Quinn, American actor, followed by Kyle O'Quinn.
Where is the surname O'Quinn most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Quinn in the United States.
What type of surname is O'Quinn?: O'Quinn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname O'Quinn getting more or less common?: More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,439 in 2010, up 4.5%.