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MacQuillan Family Crest
MacQuillan Family Crest
MacQuillan

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Where did the Irish MacQuillan family come from? What is the Irish MacQuillan family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacQuillan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacQuillan family history?

The surname MacQuillan is derived from the personal name Hugelin, which is a diminutive of Hugh. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Uighilin.

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Since church officials and medieval scribes spelt each name as it sounded to them; as a result, a single person could accumulate many different versions of his name within official records. A close examination of the origins of the name MacQuillan revealed the following spelling variations: McQuillan, McQuillen, McQuillian, McQuillin, McQuillon, McCailin, McAilin, MacQuillian, MacQuillon, MacCaillion, MacQuillin, MacQuillan, McKillan, McQuilland, McAiland, McAylin, McCaillion, McKillion, McKillin, McKillon, MacKillan, MacQuilland, MacAyland, MacAilan, Quillan and many more.

First found in County Antrim, where they were granted lands by Strongbow after the Anglo/ Norman invasion of Ireland in 1172.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacQuillan research. Another 359 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1500, and 1750 are included under the topic Early MacQuillan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Ireland's Great Potato Famine left the country's inhabitants in extreme poverty and starvation. Many families left their homeland for North America for the promise of work, freedom and land ownership. Although the Irish were not free of economic and racial discrimination in North America, they did contribute greatly to the rapid development of bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Eventually, they would be accepted in other areas such as commerce, education, and the arts. An examination of immigration and passenger lists revealed many bearing the name MacQuillan:

MacQuillan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • H MacQuillan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811

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  2. Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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  8. MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
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  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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