The Quinn Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Quinn family.

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The Quinn Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Quinn
1841 Census28
1851 Census364
1861 Census1009
1871 Census1998
1881 Census3670
1891 Census3326
1901 Census5271

Most Frequent Forenames for the Quinn Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Quinn 3 43 134 230 430 343 483
John Quinn 4 43 96 213 355 312 471
James Quinn 1 20 49 107 211 188 300
Thomas Quinn 1 13 53 115 203 160 261
Margaret Quinn 2 13 36 86 161 123 194
William Quinn 1 17 41 65 147 125 196
Elizabeth Quinn 1 16 38 67 113 106 166
Patrick Quinn 0 10 35 79 129 98 147
Catherine Quinn 0 10 44 81 113 96 126
Michael Quinn 3 17 28 55 97 81 109
Ellen Quinn 1 9 24 49 99 80 114
Sarah Quinn 2 11 27 50 83 84 106
Ann Quinn 1 13 36 63 74 58 56
Annie Quinn 0 0 2 16 59 72 142
Joseph Quinn 1 4 14 27 71 66 106
Edward Quinn 0 7 15 35 67 59 89
Bridget Quinn 0 6 24 38 68 50 50
George Quinn 1 2 4 26 43 50 70
Jane Quinn 0 7 10 28 44 42 60
Alice Quinn 0 3 1 19 38 39 76

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Quinn family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Quinn

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