Quintas Family History
Quintas Name Meaning
Portuguese Galician and Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Quintas especially in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal from the plural of quinta ‘fifth’ denoting a small farm having a tax liability of one fifth of the annual produce and subsequently a country house (compare Quintana ). Portuguese (Quintãs) and Galician (Quintás): habitational name from any of the places called Quintãs and Quintás respectively from the plural derivative of Latin quintana (see Quintana ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022