McMeekin

English

Alternative forms

• McMeechan, McMeekan, McMicken, McMicking

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin (“son of Miadhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of miadhach (“honorable”).

Proper noun

McMeekin (plural McMeekins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMeekin is the 28158^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 850 individuals. McMeekin is most common among White (94.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMeekin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.