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O'quinn Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn ‘descendant of Conn’, a byname meaning ‘head’, ‘sense’, or ‘reason’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Quinn, Mcquinn, O'brien, O'flynn, Mcqueen, O'regan, Quain, O'quin

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You can see how O'quinn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'quinn family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 39 O'quinn families living in Georgia. This was about 33% of all the recorded O'quinn's in USA. Georgia had the highest population of O'quinn families in 1880.
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Passenger Lists

There are 886 immigration records available for the last name O'quinn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name O'quinn. For the veterans among your O'quinn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average O'quinn lifespan?

Between 1986 and 2004, in the United States, O'quinn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for O'quinn in 1986 was 66, and 60 in 2004.

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