McQueen Surname

16,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,9441:14,5311,820
England2,7901:19,9712,831
Australia2,7721:9,7391,453
Canada2,5361:14,5292,135
Scotland2,2041:2,429452
New Zealand6231:7,2691,238
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Grenada2761:39369
Jamaica2321:12,3701,253
Trinidad and Tobago1921:7,1041,065
Northern Ireland1101:16,7732,212
Wales981:31,5773,178
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Bahamas501:7,835653
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Panama361:108,6744,042
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
France281:2,372,240182,981
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
China141:97,665,8265,141
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Gibraltar101:3,395741
India91:85,229,487684,495
British Virgin Islands91:3,510429
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,9481:1,270225
England7281:33,4834,411
Wales261:60,3242,968
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5291:14,2301,819

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Suibhne (good going); the son of the peaceful or quiet man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

That is, McOwen, the son of Owen. Originally McSweene.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McQuen9293/
McQuien86159/
McQuenn865/
MacQween800/
McQuin77273/
McWeen776/
McQwen772/
McQuinn712,715/
McQuain711,075/
Macween719/
McQuine713/
McWen674/
Macwen6212/
McQwin620/
McQwan620/
Mackwen5714/
Makween572/
Maqweane531/
MacKwein531/
McWin501/

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McQueen Reference & Research

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McQueen Y-DNA Study FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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