McQueen

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/məˈkwiːn/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginOld Norse sveinn ← Irish Mac Caoimhín →
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Meanings

proper nounMcQueen (plural McQueens)

plural McQueens · alternative McWhan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Caoimhín
  2. Old Norsesveinn“boy servant”
  3. EnglishMcQueen

* 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.

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APA

McQueen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQueen

MLA

“McQueen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQueen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McQueen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQueen.

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