Quint Family History
Quint Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English queint(e) ‘wise prudent; crafty sly; elegant; vain’ (Old French cointe cuinte). Compare Quant . German: from the medieval Latin personal name Quintinus (see Quintin ) a Christian saint's name. French: from Middle French quint ‘fifth’ a term used in western France to denote an administrative area consisting of five villages presumably applied as a metonymic occupational name for the administrator of such an area.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022