Quill

See also: quill

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuill (“descendant of Coll”), a byname from coll (“hazel tree”).

Proper noun

Quill (plural Quills)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quill is the 18337^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1511 individuals. Quill is most common among White (85.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.