Quill
See also: quill
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuill (“descendant of Coll”), a byname from coll (“hazel tree”).
Proper noun
editQuill (plural Quills)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Quill is the 18337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1511 individuals. Quill is most common among White (85.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.