Quiñones

Quiñones is a Spanish surname of local origin, originally derived from Spanish quiñón (English: "a piece of farmland") from the Latin quinio meaning "a group of five", which first appeared in Asturias .

Name bearer

• Carlos Quiñones († 2014), Argentine singer
• Cayo Marqués de San Carlos Quiñones de León (1819–1898), Spanish diplomat
• Domingo Quiñones (* 1963), Puerto Rican salsa musician, producer and actor
• Florencia Quiñones (* 1986), Argentinian soccer player
• Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones († 1515), Spanish nobleman and politician
• John Quiñones (* 1952), American television presenter
• José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales (1914–1941), Peruvian aviator
• José María Quiñones de León (1873–1957), Spanish diplomat
• Lee Quiñones (* 1960), Puerto Rican-American graffiti and hip-hop artist
• Líber Quiñones (* 1985), Uruguayan football player
• Luis Quiñones de Benavente (1581–1651), Spanish writer
• Óscar Quiñones (1919–1987), Peruvian painter and sculptor
• Oscar Quiñones Carrillo (* 1941), Peruvian chess player
• Rafael Quiñones Vidal (1892–1988), Puerto Rican journalist and television presenter
• Suero de Quiñones (~ 1409– ~ 1458), Leonese knight, see Paso Honroso
• Tulio Quiñones (* 19 **), Costa Rican-Peruvian soccer player

See also

• Quiñónez (BKS)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Quiñones on houseofnames.com (Engl.)