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'''Quinn''' is an [[Anglicised]] form of the Irish ''Ó Coinn''. The latter surname means "Absolute massive peener
'''Quinn''' is an [[Anglicised]] form of the Irish ''Ó Coinn''. The latter surname means "descendant of ''[[Conn (name)|Conn]]''".<ref name="ancestry">[[#A1|''Quinn Family History'' (n.d.)]].</ref> The surname ''Quinn'' is also rendered ''Ó Cuinn'' in Irish.<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] pp. 35, 335; [[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287.</ref> The surname is borne by numerous unrelated Irish families in [[Ulster]] and the [[Counties of Ireland|Irish counties]] of [[County Clare|Clare]], [[County Longford|Longford]], and [[County Mayo|Mayo]].<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] p. 335; [[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#A1|''Quinn Family History'' (n.d.)]].</ref> The most notable family of the name are that of [[Thomond]], a [[Dalcassian]] sept,<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the [[Battle of Clontarf]] in 1014.<ref>[[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> This family was formerly represented by the [[Earls of Dunraven]].<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] p. 335.</ref> Another family is that seated in [[Annaly]], who were related to the [[O'Farrell]] lords of Longford. Other families include one seated in [[County Antrim|Antrim]]; one seated in [[Raphoe]]; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near [[Castlebar]].<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287.</ref> In the seventeenth century, the surname ''Quinn'' was common in [[Waterford]]. In 1890, the surname was numerous in [[Dublin]], [[County Tyrone|Tyrone]], [[County Antrim|Antrim]], and [[Roscommon]]. ''Quinn'' is one of the twenty most common surnames in Ireland.<ref>[[#O1|O'Laughlin (1992)]] p. 223; [[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> It is sometimes said that the surname ''Quinn'' is borne by [[Catholics]] whilst ''[[Quin (disambiguation)|Quin]]'' is borne by [[Protestants]].<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#O1|O'Laughlin (1992)]] p. 223.</ref>
".<ref name="ancestry">[[#A1|''Quinn Family History'' (n.d.)]].</ref> The surname ''Quinn'' is also rendered ''Ó Cuinn'' in Irish.<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] pp. 35, 335; [[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287.</ref> The surname is borne by numerous unrelated Irish families in [[Ulster]] and the [[Counties of Ireland|Irish counties]] of [[County Clare|Clare]], [[County Longford|Longford]], and [[County Mayo|Mayo]].<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] p. 335; [[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#A1|''Quinn Family History'' (n.d.)]].</ref> The most notable family of the name are that of [[Thomond]], a [[Dalcassian]] sept,<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the [[Battle of Clontarf]] in 1014.<ref>[[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> This family was formerly represented by the [[Earls of Dunraven]].<ref>[[#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]] p. 335.</ref> Another family is that seated in [[Annaly]], who were related to the [[O'Farrell]] lords of Longford. Other families include one seated in [[County Antrim|Antrim]]; one seated in [[Raphoe]]; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near [[Castlebar]].<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287.</ref> In the seventeenth century, the surname ''Quinn'' was common in [[Waterford]]. In 1890, the surname was numerous in [[Dublin]], [[County Tyrone|Tyrone]], [[County Antrim|Antrim]], and [[Roscommon]]. ''Quinn'' is one of the twenty most common surnames in Ireland.<ref>[[#O1|O'Laughlin (1992)]] p. 223; [[#M1|de MacLysaght (1972)]] pp. 251&ndash;252.</ref> It is sometimes said that the surname ''Quinn'' is borne by [[Catholics]] whilst ''[[Quin (disambiguation)|Quin]]'' is borne by [[Protestants]].<ref>[[#G1|Grehan (1997)]] p. 287; [[#O1|O'Laughlin (1992)]] p. 223.</ref>


==List of people surnamed Quinn==
==List of people surnamed Quinn==

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Quinn is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn. The latter surname means "Absolute massive peener ".[1] The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn in Irish.[2] The surname is borne by numerous unrelated Irish families in Ulster and the Irish counties of Clare, Longford, and Mayo.[3] The most notable family of the name are that of Thomond, a Dalcassian sept,[4] who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.[5] This family was formerly represented by the Earls of Dunraven.[6] Another family is that seated in Annaly, who were related to the O'Farrell lords of Longford. Other families include one seated in Antrim; one seated in Raphoe; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near Castlebar.[7] In the seventeenth century, the surname Quinn was common in Waterford. In 1890, the surname was numerous in Dublin, Tyrone, Antrim, and Roscommon. Quinn is one of the twenty most common surnames in Ireland.[8] It is sometimes said that the surname Quinn is borne by Catholics whilst Quin is borne by Protestants.[9]

List of people surnamed Quinn

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  • Tarquin Blackwood ("Quinn" Blackwood), a character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice

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References

  • de Bhulbh, S (1997). Sloinnte na h-Éireann: Irish Surnames. Limerick: Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa Teo. ISBN 0-9530560-0-7. OL 316008M.
  • Grehan, I (1997). The Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Robert Rineheart Publishers. ISBN 1-57098-137-X. OL 8699749M.
  • MacLysaght, E (1972). Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins (3rd ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. OL 23251759M.
  • O'Laughlin, M (1992). The Book of Irish Families Great & Small. Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation. ISBN 0-940134-08-X. OL 1326957M.
  • "Quinn Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 7 February 2015.