McCutcheon

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein ← Old French Huchon →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCutcheon (countable and uncountable, plural McCutcheons)

plural McCutcheons · alternative McCutchan · alternative McCutchen · alternative McCutchin

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.

Origin

  1. Old FrenchHuchon
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Uisdein“son of Uisdean”
  3. EnglishMcCutcheon

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”), a Gaelicized form of Old French Huchon, a hypocoristic form of Hughe (“Hugh”).

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APA

McCutcheon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCutcheon

MLA

“McCutcheon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCutcheon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCutcheon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCutcheon.

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