Quinlan

English

Etymology

• As an Irish surname, from Ó Caoindealbháin, a personal name from caoin + dealbh + -án.
• Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Conalláin. See Connell.

Proper noun

Quinlan (countable and uncountable, plural Quinlans)

1. A surname.
2. A city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quinlan is the 3469^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10302 individuals. Quinlan is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quinlan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.