# Queen (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,557 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,945 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,638 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (17,881 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Queen 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Queen in the United States.

## People named Queen

- Carol Queen, American author, editor, sociologist and sexologist
- Derik Queen, American basketball player (born 2004)
- Alvin Queen, American drummer
- Queen Ida, American zydeco musician
- Christine Quinn, American politician and executive

## Similar surnames

Quan, Quin, Quon, Quine, Quinn, Qian, Qin, Quam, Quinney.

## 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.