Queen

Queen is an English surname with a variety of meanings depending on the origin:


  • a short form of McQueen, the anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Shuibhne meaning "son of Suibhne", a personal name meaning "well-going" or "pleasant";
  • it could also be derived from Old English cwen meaning "woman", likely originating as a nickname for a man who played the part of a queen in a play since back than women weren't allowed to be on the stage;
  • another possible meaning I've seen attributed to the surname is that it may come from Old French word chene meaning "oak, oak tree" derived from Gaulish word cassanos meaning "oak" from *cass- (twist);

  • or it may have come about as an occupational name for a keeper of hounds, from Old French chien from Latin canis meaning "dog"; it derives from the Proto-Indo-European word *ḱwṓ- (dog). 


Origin: Gaelic, Old English, Gaulish, Proto-Indo-European
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Variants:

  • McQueen 
  • MacQueen
  • Quene 
  • Quenet 
  • Quenel 
  • Queneau
  • Quien  

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