McQuillan
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MacQuillan and McQuillan are a surnames of Irish and Scottish origin.
[edit] Multiple origins of the name
There are several unrelated origins of the surnames MacQuillan and McQuillan.
- The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Uighilín (translation: son of Huguelin), a "double diminutive" of the Norman personal name Hugh. These MacQuillans/McQuillans played a large role in the history of County Antrim, Ireland.[1]
- The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Cuilinn.[1]
- The name is a Scottish surname, of Irish origin: an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein, (The patronymic forms of Coilín and Cailean.[1]
[edit] People surnamed McQuillan
- Adrian McQuillan
- George McQuillan
- Jack McQuillan
- Jim McQuillan
- John McQuillan
- Matt McQuillan
- Rachel McQuillan
- Tony McQuillan
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c McQuillan Name Meaning and Origin Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4(Ancestry.com). Retrieved on 2007-11-01
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