The Quincy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,012 people carried this name — #24,665 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 294,100 people counted. That is up 9% from 932 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Quincy surname
A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Quincy» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 132 people named Quincy.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Quincy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edmund Quincy 1681–1737 · judge -
Edmund Quincy 1703–1788 · businessperson
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Dorothy Quincy Jackson 1709–1762 -
Charles Quincy d. 1911 · botanist
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John Quincy 1601–1722 · writer
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Edmund Quincy 1602–1636
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Quincy.
- Quevillon 115 · U.S. census
- Quiles 6,858 · U.S. census
- Quilez 105 · U.S. census
- Quilici 627 · U.S. census
- Quin 1,462 · U.S. census
- Quincey 244 · U.S. census
- Quinette 129 · U.S. census
- Quinn 76,986 · U.S. census
- Quinones 34,468 · U.S. census
- Quint 2,639 · U.S. census
- Quinta 156 · U.S. census
- Quintal 1,679 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Quincy is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.