McQueen

English

Alternative forms

• McWhan

Etymology

• As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Mac Shuibhne (“son of Suibhne”), a byname meaning "pleasant." See McSweeney.
• Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, from Mac Shuain, based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). Also compare Swain, McSwan.
• Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caoimhín (literally “son of Kevin”).
• As a French surname, Americanized from Moquin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈkwiːn/

Proper noun

McQueen (plural McQueens)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McQueen is the 1814^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19760 individuals. McQueen is most common among White (57.66%) and Black/African American (36.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McQueen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.