Quinn is an
Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn or Mac Cuinn. The latter surname means "descendant of Conn".[1] The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn or Mac Cuinn in Irish.[2] The surname is borne by several unrelated families in
Ireland, especially in the northern province of
Ulster and also the
counties of
Clare,
Longford, and
Mayo.[3] According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Quins were part of the
Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the
Erainn tribe who were the second wave of
Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100
BC.[4] The most notable family of the name are that of
Thomond, a
Dalcassian sept,[5] who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the
Battle of Clontarf in 1014.[6] This family was formerly represented by the
Earls of Dunraven.[7] Another family is that seated in
Annaly, who were related to the
O'Farrell lords of Longford. Another Quinn family was seated at
An Chraobh,
County Tyrone and they were related to the
O'NeillKings of Tír Eoghain and for whom they acted as Hereditary Quartermasters. Other families include one seated in
Antrim; one seated in
Raphoe; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near
Castlebar.[8] 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. the surname Quinn is sometimes associated with
Catholics, while Quin is associated with
Protestants.[9]
This page lists people with the
surnameQuinn. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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given name(s) to the link.
Quinn is an
Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn or Mac Cuinn. The latter surname means "descendant of Conn".[1] The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn or Mac Cuinn in Irish.[2] The surname is borne by several unrelated families in
Ireland, especially in the northern province of
Ulster and also the
counties of
Clare,
Longford, and
Mayo.[3] According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Quins were part of the
Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the
Erainn tribe who were the second wave of
Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100
BC.[4] The most notable family of the name are that of
Thomond, a
Dalcassian sept,[5] who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the
Battle of Clontarf in 1014.[6] This family was formerly represented by the
Earls of Dunraven.[7] Another family is that seated in
Annaly, who were related to the
O'Farrell lords of Longford. Another Quinn family was seated at
An Chraobh,
County Tyrone and they were related to the
O'NeillKings of Tír Eoghain and for whom they acted as Hereditary Quartermasters. Other families include one seated in
Antrim; one seated in
Raphoe; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near
Castlebar.[8] 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. the surname Quinn is sometimes associated with
Catholics, while Quin is associated with
Protestants.[9]
This page lists people with the
surnameQuinn. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.