# Quintrell

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**Quintrell** is an [English](/source/English_language) surname[1][2][3] originally from [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), where it appeared after the Norman conquest of 1066 as the [anglicisation](/source/Anglicisation_of_names) of either the old French name *Cointerel*[3] or – less likely – a toponymic surname derived from the French place name *Chantarel*.[4] Notable people with this name include:

- [Mary Corinne Quintrell](/source/Mary_Corinne_Quintrell) (1839–1918), English-born American educator and clubwoman
- [Robert Quintrell](/source/Robert_Quintrell) (1931–1983), Canadian cricketer
- [Sarah Quintrell](/source/Sarah_Quintrell), English writer and actress
- [Will Quintrell](/source/Will_Quintrell) (1880–1946), Australian jazz band leader

## See also

- [Quintrell Downs](/source/Quintrell_Downs), village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

## References

1. ["Quintrell Surname Distribution"](http://forebears.io/surnames/quintrell). *forebears.io*. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Approximately 476 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Australia.

1. ["Statistics and meaning of name Quintrell"](http://www.namespedia.com/details/quintrell). *namespedia.com*. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Surname Quintrell is used at least 328 times in at least 7 countries.

1. ["Quintrell Family History"](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=quintrell). *ancestry.com*. Retrieved 26 January 2018. English (Cornwall): nickname from Old French cointerel ‘[beau](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beau)’, ‘[dandy](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dandy)’, ‘[fop](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fop)’.

1. ["Quintrell Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms"](https://www.houseofnames.com/quintrell-family-crest). *houseofnames.com*. January 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2018. […] The family descend from a Norman noble who arrived from the area of *Chantarel*, Normandy with the [1066 invasion](/source/1066_Norman_conquest_of_England). The name is possibly derived from the Old French word chanterelle, which translates in English to a *small bell*.

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