Origin Displayed: Portuguese
Spelling variations of this family name include: Quintall, Quental and others.First found in Portugal, where the family held their ancestral seat in the village of Quintal.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francois Quintal who arrived in Quebec in 1678; and Louis Quintall who settled in Alabama in 1840.
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