Quinn surname meaning

Quinn is an Anglicized Irish surname from Ó Cuinn, meaning “descendant of Cuinn.” Cuinn is connected with the personal name Conn, whose traditional explanations include counsel, intelligence, or chief. The name was carried into English records in forms such as Quin and O’Quinn, while Quinn became the dominant modern spelling in many places. A patronymic identifies descent from a named ancestor; it does not show that every Quinn family shares one recent forebear. Because the Irish personal-name and Ó patronymic structure are consistently documented, this catalog classifies Quinn as a parent’s-name surname with high confidence.