Show ContentsQuintall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Portuguese surname Quintall is of habitation origin, as it is derived from the place where the original bearer lived or held land. Thus the surname signifies "one from Quintal."

Early Origins of the Quintall family

The surname Quintall was first found in Portugal, where the family held their ancestral seat in the village of Quintal. The Quintall family was first recorded in the fourteenth century under Afonso Anes do Quintal.

Early History of the Quintall family

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Quintall Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quintall, Quental and others.

Early Notables of the Quintall family

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United States Quintall migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quintall Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Quintall, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1840 1

Australia Quintall migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Quintall Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • John Quintall, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Britannia" in 1846 2


  1. 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)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRITANNIA 1846. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1846Britannia.htm


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