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Where did the Scottish MacQueen family come from? What is the Scottish MacQueen family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacQueen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacQueen family history? The western coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the MacQueen family. Their name is derived from Suibhne, an old Gaelic forename which probably means good-going or well-going. The Gaelic form of the surname is Mac Shuibhne.Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. MacQueen has appeared in various documents spelled MacQueen, MacQueon, MacSween, MacSwene, MacSweyne, MacSwan, MacCunn and many more. First found in on the Isles of Skye and Lewis, where they were originally a branch of the MacDonalds of Clanranald. But although the MacQueens held lands of Garafad on the Isle of Skye for several centuries it is likely that the first MacQueen was the Lord of Knapdale in Argyllshire who held Castle Sween. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacQueen research. Another 271 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1411 and 1743 are included under the topic Early MacQueen History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 168 words(12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacQueen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the MacQueen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 148 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name MacQueen or a variant listed above include: MacQueen Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
MacQueen Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
MacQueen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...  MoreSepts of the Distinguished Name MacQueen Cuaan, Cuaand, Cuaane, Cuaant, Cuaen, Cuaend, Cuaeney, Cuaenie, Cuaent, Cuaind, Cuaint, Cuayn, Cuaynd, Cunn, Kuaan, Kuaand, Kuaane, Kuaant, Kuaen, Kuaend, Kuaeney, Kuaenie, Kuaent, Kuaind, Kuaint, Kuayn, Kuaynd, MacCuaan, MacCuaand, MacCuaane, MacCuaant, MacCuaen, MacCuaend, MacCuaeney, MacCuaenie, MacCuaent, MacCuaind, MacCuaint, MacCuayn, MacCuaynd, MacCun, MacCunn, MacKuaan, MacKuaand, MacKuaane, MacKuaant, MacKuaen, MacKuaend, MacKuaeney, MacKuaenie and more.
The MacQueen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacQueen Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 3 October 2011 at 13:30. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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