The mcquillan Surname
mcquillan Name Meaning and History
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Uighilín ‘son of Huguelin’, a double diminutive of the Norman personal name Hugh. This is the name of an important family in County Antrim.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuilinn (see McCullen).
- Scottish (of Irish origin): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coilín (Irish), Mac Cailein (Scottish), a patronymic from the personal name Coilín or Cailean. See Collins.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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