How common is the surname Quinn?

76,986 people in the United States had the surname Quinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,010 Americans. It ranked 422nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quinn?

Aidan Quinn, American actor, followed by Molly Quinn.

Where is the surname Quinn most common?

Wikidata records people named Quinn in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Quinn?

Quinn is /kwɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Quinn getting more or less common?

More common. 74,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 76,986 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Quinn also a first name?

Yes. Quinn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Quinn

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 76,986 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kwɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex Q500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quinn is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

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 76,986 people named Quinn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,010 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 74,531.

#422

rank among US surnames

76,986

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#413	Francis	78,327	3,942
#414	Griffith	78,260	3,945
#415	Paul	78,256	3,945
#416	Blair	78,026	3,957
#417	O'Connor	77,923	3,962
#418	Cardenas	77,652	3,976
#419	Pacheco	77,642	3,977

Who is named Quinn

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

86% of people named Quinn identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quinns

40 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aidan Quinn
American actor, born 1959
Molly Quinn
American actress, born 1993
Joseph Quinn
British actor, born 1994
Freddy Quinn
Austrian singer-actor, born 1931
Julia Quinn
American novelist (born 1970)
Helen Quinn
Australian physicist, born 1943
Aileen Quinn
American actress, singer and dancer, born 1971
Daniel Quinn
American writer (1935-2018)
Ed Quinn
American actor, born 1968
James Quinn
American athlete (1906-2004)
Colin Quinn
American comedian and actor, born 1959
Zoë Quinn
American video game developer, born 1987

Notable Quinns come mostly from the United States (32), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quinn

Quinn has the Soundex code Q500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quinn come from?: The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).
How common is the surname Quinn?: 76,986 people in the United States had the surname Quinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,010 Americans. It ranked 422nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quinn?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Quinn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quinn?: Aidan Quinn, American actor, followed by Molly Quinn.
Where is the surname Quinn most common?: Wikidata records people named Quinn in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Quinn?: Quinn is /kwɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Quinn?: Quinn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Quinn getting more or less common?: More common. 74,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 76,986 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Quinn also a first name?: Yes. Quinn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.