Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surname " Ó Cuill" Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub hazel tree. The Coill clan are believed to be a bardic family from Munster, particularly counties Kerry and Cork. The Irish surname has also been anglicised as Woods. Notable people with the surname include:
Alf Quill, Australian athlete Declan Quill, Irish Gaelic footballer Eric Quill (b. 1978), American soccer player Erin Quill, American actress Gene Quill (1927–1988), American musician Greg Quill, Australian musician Jeffrey Quill (1913–1996), British aviator and author John Quill, Irish rugby player John Quill, pseudonym of Charles Heber Clark Kid Quill, stage name of American musician Mitchell Quilleon Brown Máirín Quill (1936–2025), Irish politician Michael D. Quill Sr. (b. 1949), mayor of Auburn, NY Mike Quill, one of the founders of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), a subway workers union Peter Quill (footballer) (b. 1969), Australian athlete Timothy Quill, Irish politician Timothy E. Quill, American physician
Fictional characters
Peter Quill, birth name of Star-Lord, a superhero from Marvel Comics Meredith Quill, Marvel Comics character and Peter Quill's mother