McQuillan

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Coilín ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein →
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Meanings

proper nounMcQuillan (plural McQuillans)

plural McQuillans · alternative McQuillen

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Cailein
  2. IrishMac Coilín
  3. EnglishMcQuillan

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized form of Mac Uighilín (“son of Huguelin”), a diminutive of the personal name Hugh. * Also as an Irish surname, variant of McCullen. * Also as an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein. See Collins.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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