# Quentin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/quentin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 260 |
| US rank (2010) | 74,375 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,187,483 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.8% (239 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɛntɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular. Compare Quinton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Quentin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Quentin in France and the United States.

## People named Quentin

- Thérèse Quentin, actress (1929–2015)
- Carlos Quentin, baseball outfielder retired from Major League Baseball

## Similar surnames

Quintana, Quinton, Quintanar, Quintanilla, Quaintance.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.