Queenan

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Queenan (plural Queenans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Queenan is the 31587^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 732 individuals. Queenan is most common among White (83.74%) and Black/African American (12.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Queenan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.