The surname Quinn is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn. The latter surname means "descendant of Conn". The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn in Irish. The surname is borne by numerous unrelated Irish families in Ulster and the Irish counties of Clare, Longford, and Mayo. The most notable family of the name are that of Thomond, a Dalcassian sept, who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. This family was formerly represented by the Earls of Dunraven. 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. 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. It is sometimes said that the surname Quinn is borne by Catholics whilst Quin is borne by Protestants.
Quinn, baseball player
Aidan Quinn, American actor
Alan Quinn, Irish footballer
Alex Quinn, British television reporter and presenter
Alexander James Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
Alexandra Quinn, Canadian porn star
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001), Mexican-American actor
Anthony Tyler Quinn (born 1962), American actor
Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
Brady Quinn, American football quarterback
Carl Quinn, Canadian singer-songwriter
Carmel Quinn, Irish-American entertainer
Carolyn Quinn, British journalist
Chris Quinn, American basketball player
Christine C. Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
Colin Quinn, American actor and comedian
Daniel Quinn, several people
D. Michael Quinn, Mormon historian
David Beers Quinn, Irish historian, English exploration expert
Declan Quinn, cinematographer
Edel Quinn, Irish missionary and saint
Edmond Thomas Quinn, American sculptor
Edward Quinn, Irish photographer
Eimear Quinn, Irish singer
Elmer F. Quinn (1895–1952), New York state senator
Emmett Quinn, Canadian ice hockey executive and businessman
Feargal Quinn, Irish senator and businessperson
Francesco Quinn, American actor
Freddy Quinn (born 1931), Austrian singer and actor
Glenn Quinn, Irish actor
Gordon Quinn (footballer) (born 1932), English footballer
Graham Quinn, several people
Helen Quinn, physicist
James Quinn, several people named James, Jim and Jimmy
Jane Bryant Quinn, American financial journalist
Jeff Quinn, American college football coach
John Quinn, several people named Jack and John
Jonathan Quinn (born 1975), American football quarterback
Jonny Quinn, drummer for Snow Patrol
Julia Quinn, American author
Julie Quinn, American politician
Keith Quinn, several people
Kellin Quinn, American singer
Kenneth M. Quinn, American diplomat
Kevin Quinn, several people
Kimberly Quinn, American journalist
Lawrie Quinn, UK politician
Lochlann Quinn, Irish businessman and philanthropist
Lonnie Quinn, lead weather anchor on WCBS-TV in New York City
Lorenzo Quinn, Artist and sculptor and son of actor Anthony Quinn
Marc Quinn, English artist
Martha Quinn, MTV VJ
Molly Quinn (born 1993), American actress
Michael Quinn, several people named Michael, Mick, Micky and Mike
Micky Quinn, English footballer
Nesanel Quinn, principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
Neville Quinn, South African cricketer
Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
Noelle Quinn, American basketball player
Padraig Quinn, former Irish Republican Army officer
Paddy Quinn, several people
Pat Quinn, several people
Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
Paul Quinn, several people
Percy Quinn, Canadian athlete, businessman, ice hockey executive and Toronto politician
Rob Quinn, Irish footballer
Robert Quinn, several people named Bob, Rob and Robert
Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player
Romaine Quinn, American politician
Ruairi Quinn, Irish politician
Sally Quinn, American journalist and author
San Quinn, American rapper
Seabury Quinn, American author
Seán Quinn, Irish businessman
Sean Quinn, American writer
Shawn Quinn, American bridge player
Snoozer Quinn, American jazz guitarist
Stephen Quinn, Irish footballer
Susan Quinn, American non-fiction writer
T. Vincent Quinn (1903–1982), US congressman from New York
Terrance Quinn, better known under his stage name Terry O'Quinn, American actor
Teddy Quinn, American performer
Thomas Quinn, several people
Wayne Quinn, English footballer
William Quinn, several people
Zoë Quinn, American video game developer
Quinn Allman, American musician
Quinn Buckner, American former basketball player
Quinn Cummings, child actress
Quinn Martin, television producer
Quinn Norton, journalist, photographer and blogger
Admiral Quinn, a NPC Starfleet commanding officer in Star Trek Online.
Daniel Quinn, the main character in Paul Auster's City of Glass, the first of three novels in The New York Trilogy
Doctor Quentin Q. Quinn, a character on Sealab 2021
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, character on American television series of the same name
Nathan Quinn, the main character of Christopher Moore's novel Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Eamon Quinn, a character in the second season of The Riches
Harley Quinn, a supervillainess in Batman: The Animated Series
John Quinn, a weretiger in The Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris
John Quinn "Quinn", a character from The Chosen, a book from the Night World series by L.J. Smith
Jonas Quinn, a character in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1
Tom Quinn (Spooks), the lead character in the British spy-thriller series Spooks
Jude Quinn, one of six characters portraying Bob Dylan in I'm Not There
Joey Quinn, a character (police detective) on Dexter
Peter Quinn, a character in the TV series Homeland
Quinn Fuller, a fictional character on the American Daytime Soap Opera The Bold and the Beautiful
Quinn (Prison Break character), a character on the US television series Prison Break
Quinn Fabray, a character from Glee
Quinn Mallory, a character on Sliders
Quinn Morgendorffer, a character on the TV show Daria
Quinn Pensky, a character on the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom Zoey 101
Quinn the Eskimo, Eskimo character in the song The Mighty Quinn
Quinn James, character on One Tree Hill
Quinn Garvey, character on How I Met Your Mother
Quinn, Demacia's Wings, a playable champion character in the action real-time strategy video game League of Legends
Quinn, an NPC from Etrian Odyssey
Quinn the puffin, a recurring character in the British television programme 3rd & Bird
Quinn, a Q who wanted to commit suicide in Star Trek: Voyager episode Death Wish
Tarquin Blackwood ("Quinn" Blackwood), a character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice
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