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Quincy Name Meaning, Origins & History

Quincy

Pronunciation: KWIN-see

Meaning From the estate of the fifth son Origin surnames Gender Unisex
BOYS RANK
#654
TREND
35
GIRLS RANK
#815
TREND
143
Peak Years
1977, 1978, 1976
Lowest Years
1888, 1894, 1901
Energy Archetype
Perceptive & Mysterious

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Quincy in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Quincy

  • More than 33 thousand babies named Quincy: U.S. records list 33,204 babies given the name Quincy from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 5,433 girls received the name Quincy - about 1 girl for every 5 boys.

What Does the Name Quincy Mean?

Quincy is an English given name borrowed from the surname Quincy, which comes from a place in northern France. That place, now spelled Cuinchy, appears in medieval Latin records as Quintiacum. It is formed from the Roman personal name Quintus (from Latin quintus, "fifth") plus the Celtic-derived place-name suffix -acum, which the Romans used to mean "estate" or "settlement." The literal sense is therefore "estate of Quintus" or "Quintus's settlement." The name has nothing to do with the English word "quincy"; the resemblance to similar-sounding surnames is coincidental.

Quincy Name History & Origins

The surname de Quincy belonged to a Norman noble family that came to England after the Norman Conquest. Its members took their name from the family's French estate, and the spelling settled into several forms, including de Quincy, de Quency, and de Quencey. Saer de Quincy was created first Earl of Winchester in 1207 and became one of the leaders of the baronial party that opposed King John; his son Roger de Quincy, the second earl, acquired the hereditary office of Constable of Scotland through his marriage. From this family and from other English bearers, Quincy spread as a surname.

The given name is a transferred use of that surname. In colonial New England, Colonel John Quincy of Braintree, Massachusetts, was a prominent local figure, and the town of Quincy was named for him in 1792. His great-grandson, the American president John Quincy Adams, carried the name as a middle name, a practice that helped keep it in circulation as a personal name. The name has since been used on its own as a first name, chiefly in the United States.

How Popular is the Name Quincy?

Quincy recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1977. Its best rank was #273 in 1977.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Quincy Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You have a fine mind, and you like to talk. A relationship with unknown forces gives you secret strength and an air of mystery. You are deep. You seems to know what people think. You are diplomatic and know how to keep secrets. You attract money. You can be very unusual in habits and interests. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.

Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.

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