# Quinton (surname)

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

A patronymic and habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,452 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,421 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,440 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.7% (3,205 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɪn.tən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Quinton 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Quinton in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Quinton

- Carole Quinton, British athlete
- Pieter Quinton, American rower (born 1998)

## Similar surnames

Quintana, Quentin, Quintanilla, Quintanar, 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.