McQueen Surname
Approximately 33,707 people bear this surname
McQueen Surname Definition:
(Celtic) a Scotch aspirated form of Irish Mac Sweeney, q.v.
(Celtic+Norse) aspirated form of Mac Sween, q.v.
McQueen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,944 | 1:14,531 | 1,820 |
| England | 2,790 | 1:19,971 | 2,831 |
| Australia | 2,772 | 1:9,739 | 1,453 |
| Canada | 2,536 | 1:14,529 | 2,135 |
| Scotland | 2,204 | 1:2,429 | 452 |
| New Zealand | 623 | 1:7,269 | 1,238 |
| South Africa | 284 | 1:190,767 | 20,712 |
| Grenada | 276 | 1:393 | 69 |
| Jamaica | 232 | 1:12,370 | 1,253 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 192 | 1:7,104 | 1,065 |
| Northern Ireland | 110 | 1:16,773 | 2,212 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Russia | 78 | 1:1,847,731 | 118,322 |
| Iran | 53 | 1:1,448,727 | 58,350 |
| Bahamas | 50 | 1:7,835 | 653 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Panama | 36 | 1:108,674 | 4,042 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:3,510 | 429 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,948 | 1:1,270 | 225 |
| England | 728 | 1:33,483 | 4,411 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,529 | 1:14,230 | 1,819 |
McQueen (107) may also be a first name.
McQueen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) a Scotch aspirated form of Irish Mac Sweeney, q.v.
(Celtic+Norse) aspirated form of Mac Sween, q.v.
(Scottish, Irish) The son of Suibhne (good going); the son of the peaceful or quiet man.
That is, McOwen, the son of Owen. Originally McSweene.
McQueen Demographics
Average Male McQueen Height
177.29 cm
Average Female McQueen Height
162.99 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McQueen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McQueen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McQueen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McQueen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,470th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 216,203 people. McQueen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of McQueen are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 107 people.
McQueen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 24,944 people, or 1 in 14,531. In The United States McQueen is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
McQueen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McQueen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McQueen last name grew 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 52 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McQueen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (37%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McQueen last name are 8.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount McQueen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning 400,975 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.1% more than the national average, earning R 397,092 per year; in United States they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $39,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $53,650 CAD per year.
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McQueen Reference & Research
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