McQuilkin

English

Alternative forms

• McQuilken

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

McQuilkin (plural McQuilkins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McQuilkin is the 30043^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. McQuilkin is most common among White (82.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McQuilkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.