# McQuillan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcquillan/  
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) | 2,535 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,269 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 121,793 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (2,444 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized form of Mac Uighilín (“son of Huguelin”), a diminutive of the personal name Hugh. * Also as an Irish surname, variant of McCullen. * Also as an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein. See Collins.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McQuillan 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McQuillan in Australia.

## People named McQuillan

- Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player

## Similar surnames

McClain, McCullen, McQuillen, McLean, McIlwain, McWilliam, McWilliams, McCollum, McClendon, McLain, McLemore, McClanahan.

## 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.