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    The surname McQuilkin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 781 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    McQuilkin: #30,043 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McQuilkin #30,043, 781 people McQuilkin: #30,043 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McQuilkin #30,043, 781 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McQuilkin is more common than 81.5% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.

    McQuilkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 781 people named McQuilkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 395,321 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 735.

    #30,043
    rank among US surnames
    781
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #30,091)

    Who is named McQuilkin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named McQuilkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McQuilkin come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.
    How common is the surname McQuilkin?
    781 people in the United States had the surname McQuilkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 395,321 Americans. It ranked 30,043rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McQuilkin?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McQuilkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McQuilkin?
    McQuilkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McQuilkin getting more or less common?
    More common. 735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 781 in 2010, up 6.3%.