McQuilkin

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein ← Irish Mac Uilcín →
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Meanings

proper nounMcQuilkin (plural McQuilkins)

plural McQuilkins · alternative McQuilken

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Uilcín“son of Uilcín”
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Cuilcein
  3. EnglishMcQuilkin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.

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APA

McQuilkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQuilkin

MLA

“McQuilkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQuilkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McQuilkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McQuilkin.

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