The O'Quinn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,439 people carried this name — #6,284 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,205 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the O'Quinn surname

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Conn”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «O'Quinn» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

O'Quinn in American newspapers,
1904–1922.

Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name O'Quinn
The National Tribune 1904-06-30
Newspaper page from The Nicholas Chronicle carrying the name O'Quinn
The Nicholas Chronicle 1912-06-27
Newspaper page from The Nicholas Republican carrying the name O'Quinn
The Nicholas Republican 1922-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,061 pages in all carry the name.

In print

O'Quinn in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

645 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss O'Quinn. The most, 210, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 358
New South Wales 148
Queensland 53
Victoria 41
Western Australia 25
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss O'Quinn.

Who carried it

People named O'Quinn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John O'Quinn
    John O'Quinn 1941–2009 · lawyer
  • Red O'Quinn 1925–2002 · Canadian football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named O'Quinn,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States234 records

234 records of the O'Quinn name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bennie C. O'Quinn

    Born 1919 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida; driver from Duval County, Florida. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arvin Lee O'Quinn

    Born 1947; from Cliffield, Virginia. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Peter O'Quinn

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Etna from Liverpool, aged 24; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 234 records for O'Quinn in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada68 records

68 records of the O'Quinn name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 66
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Augustine O'Quinn

    Died 1959 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joan O'Quinn

    Died 1942; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur O'Quinn

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 68 records for O'Quinn in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the O'Quinn name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Judson Carey O'Quinn

    Company director of Croydon, Victoria; died 1961.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth O'Quinn

    Died 1985; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Kate O'Quinn

    Teacher in Queensland in 1860.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for O'Quinn in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the O'Quinn name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Jane O'Quinn

    Buried in 1969 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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