Quinton

Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine given name.

The place name originates from Old English cwen "queen" or cwene "woman" and tun "farmstead, estate".

The surname and given name may originate from the English place name Quinton or from the Old French given name Quentin or Quintin, from the Latin Quintinus, diminutive of Quintus meaning "the fifth".

Quinton may refer to:

  • Quinton Andrews, American football player
  • Quinton Boatswain, Montserratian cricketer
  • Anthony Quinton, a philosopher
  • A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist
  • Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist
  • RenĂ© Quinton, a French naturalist

In the United Kingdom:

  • Quinton, Birmingham
  • Quinton, Northamptonshire
  • Quinton, Warwickshire (formerly in Gloucestershire)

In the United States:

  • Quinton, Alabama
  • Quinton Township, New Jersey
  • Quinton, Oklahoma
  • Quinton, Virginia

In Canada:

  • Quinton, Saskatchewan