Quinn

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɪn/, [kʰw̥ɪn]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Homophone: quin

Proper noun

Quinn (countable and uncountable, plural Quinns)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.
   • 2011, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century:

     As a junior at Lawndale High School, Daria isn't popular (unlike the shallow Quinn, whom others adore), but she actually prefers not to be popular.

4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
5. A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
7. A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.

Derived terms

• Peccei-Quinn theory

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quinn is the 422^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 76,986 individuals. Quinn is most common among White (86.2%) individuals.

See also

• Quinne