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    The surname Queenan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 732 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Q550

    Queenan: #31,587 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Queenan #31,587, 732 people Queenan: #31,587 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Queenan #31,587, 732 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Queenan is more common than 80.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuineáin (“descendant of Cuineán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cú (“hound”).

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 732 people named Queenan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 421,784 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 703.

    #31,587
    rank among US surnames
    732
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #31,202)

    Who is named Queenan

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

    84% of people named Queenan identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Queenan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuineáin (“descendant of Cuineán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cú (“hound”).
    How common is the surname Queenan?
    732 people in the United States had the surname Queenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 421,784 Americans. It ranked 31,587th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Queenan?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Queenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Queenan?
    Queenan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Queenan getting more or less common?
    More common. 703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 732 in 2010, up 4.1%.