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Quinn is a surname in the English language, that is derived from the Irish language with many parent relationships to variant spellings and with many child relationships to suspected origins. The name is derived from Irish Cuinn, or Art mac Cuinn, the son of Conn. In Goidelic the name represents "priest, or chieftan with added emphasis on wisdom and loyalty. The surname rose simultaneously throughout Ireland as the descendants of Conn began to increase their holdings and influence in the whole of Hibernia.^{[citation needed]}

With family movement and being further disconnected from their kinsmen, the interpreted name, most often based on dialect, created apparent divisions in spelling and sometimes meaning. One must therefore consider that the lack of many 'hard' rules for vocabulary and subsequently spelling are often left solely to the interpreter, who then dictates to the scribe the resulting written representation.^{[citation needed]}

To better understand the active considerations relating to how surnames in Ireland are used you should review information to how Irish Surnames are derived.

People[link]

Surname[link]

People commonly known by their family name Quinn include:

• Aidan Quinn, American actor
• Alex Quinn, a 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
• Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
• Brady Quinn, American football quarterback
• Chris Quinn, American basketball player
• Christine C. Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
• Colin Quinn, American actor and comedian
• Dan Quinn, retired professional ice hockey centre
• Daniel Quinn, writer
• D. Michael Quinn, Mormon historian
• David Quinn (disambiguation)
• Edmond Thomas Quinn, American sculptor
• Edward Quinn, Irish photographer
• Emmett Quinn, Canadian ice hockey executive and businessman
• Feargal Quinn, Irish senator and businessperson
• Francesco Quinn, American actor
• Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer and actor
• Glenn Quinn, Irish actor
• Graham Quinn (athlete), New Zealand athlete
• James or Jimmy Quinn (disambiguation)
• Joe Quinn (disambiguation)
• John Quinn (disambiguation)
• Jonny Quinn, drummer for Snow Patrol
• Julie Quinn, American politician
• Kimberly Quinn, American journalist
• Lawrie Quinn, UK politician
• Lorenzo Quinn, Artist and sculptor and son of actor Anthony Quinn
• Marc Quinn, English artist
• Molly C. Quinn, American Actress
• Micky Quinn, English footballer
• Nesanel Quinn, principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
• Neville Quinn, South African cricketer
• Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
• Padraig Quinn, former Irish Republican Army officer
• Paddy Quinn (disambiguation)
• Pat Quinn (disambiguation)
• Patrick Quinn (disambiguation)
• Paul Quinn, Scottish footballer
• Percy Quinn, Canadian athlete, businessman, ice hockey executive and Toronto politician
• Richard Quinn (disambiguation)
• Rob Quinn, an Irish footballer
• Robert E. Quinn, an American politician and a former governor of Rhode Island
• Ruairi Quinn, Irish politician
• Sally Quinn, American journalist and author
• Sean Francis Quinn, Anti-Treaty IRA office
• Susan Quinn, American non-fiction writer
• Terry O'Quinn (born Quinn), American actor
• Wayne Quinn, English footballer
• William F. Quinn, American politician
• De'Andre Quinn, Fashion Icon

Given name[link]

• Quinn Allman, American musician
• Quinn Buckner, American former basketball player
• Quinn Cummings, child actress
• Quinn Martin, television producer
• Quinn Norton, journalist, photographer and blogger
• Quinn Hunchar, child actress

Fictional[link]

Surnames

• Daniel Quinn (City of Glass), 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"
• Quinn, a fictional character on the American Daytime Soap Opera "Days of Our Lives"

Given names

• Quinn (Prison Break character), a character on the U.S. 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

Nicknames

• Tarquin Blackwood ("Quinn" Blackwood), a character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice

Other uses[link]

• University College Dublin Quinn School of Business
• Quinn, Michigan, United States, a ghost town
• Quinn, South Dakota, United States, a town in Pennington County

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