Quinland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Quinland

What does the name Quinland mean?

Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Quinland is Ó Caoinleain or Ó Caoindealbhain.

Early Origins of the Quinland family

The surname Quinland was first found in County Meath (Irish: An Mhí) anciently part of the kingdom of Brega, located in Eastern Ireland, in the province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Quinland family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quinland research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Quinland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Quinland Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period because the general population had to rely on local official's understanding of how their name should be spelt, hence spellings in records often changed through a person's lifetime. The following variations for the name Quinland were encountered in the archives: Quinlan, O'Quinlan, O'Quinlevan, O'Quinlivan and many more.

Early Notables of the Quinland family

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Quinland migration to the United States +

Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Quinland to North America:

Quinland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Quinland, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 1

Quinland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Quinland and her husband settled in Charleston in 1803

Quinland migration to Australia +

Quinland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Judith Quinland, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Experiment" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

The Quinland Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: True to the end

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment