Quinn surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Quinn surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 74,531 people carried this name — #386 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,620 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

78 people named Quinn live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 19
Zurich 15
Bern 11
Basel-Stadt 7
Ticino 6
Neuchâtel 6
Geneva 5
Lucerne 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Quinn.

Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 47
Loire-Atlantique 1
Haut-Rhin 1
Seine-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

29 people named Quinn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 5
Silesian 4
West Pomeranian 3
Lubusz 3
Greater Poland 3
Lesser Poland 3
Warmian-Masurian 2
Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Quinn in American newspapers,
1890–1914.

Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-bulletin carrying the name Quinn
Honolulu Star-bulletin 1914-06-09
Newspaper page from The Dalles Daily Chronicle carrying the name Quinn
The Dalles Daily Chronicle 1891-10-26
Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-bulletin carrying the name Quinn
Honolulu Star-bulletin 1914-06-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 338,923 pages in all carry the name.

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