# Quincy (surname)

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

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,012 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,665 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 305,085 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.6% (932 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɪnsi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Quincy 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) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Quincy in the United States.

## People named Quincy

- Josiah Quincy II, American lawyer (1744–1775)
- Josiah Quincy III, American politician and president of Harvard University (1772-1864)

## Similar surnames

Quince.

## 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.