# McGuigan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcguigan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,646 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,975 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,681 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (3,489 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡwɪɡən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uiginn (“son of the viking”), from uiging (“Viking; pirate”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGuigan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGuigan in Ireland.

## People named McGuigan

- Nika McGuigan, actress

## Similar surnames

McGuckin, McChesney, McKechnie, McEachin, McCaughan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.