| ![Show Contents]() McQuistan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of McQuistanWhat does the name McQuistan mean? The ancient Viking-Scottish name McQuistan is derived from Huchon, a diminutive form of Hugh. 1 Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. This name is the equivalent of Hugh in the vernacular of Scotland. Today, the plural form of the name is more popular as in "Hutchins" or "Hutchens," but years ago the singular form was far more common. Early Origins of the McQuistan familyThe surname McQuistan was first found in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois), a former county now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The variants Hutcheon and Hutchon were the most common spellings used in both forenames and surnames in Scotland, as we shall soon see. "Huchon was used in the thirteenth century instead of Huon as the regular oblique case of Hue. In Scotland during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries Hutcheoun (ch sibilant) regularly appears as a Christian name, the equivalent of Hugh or Hew in the vernacular. Hucheon Fraser, Lord of the Lovet is mentioned in 1422 and in 1510 a succeeding Lord Lowat is named Heow. Huchon Ker appears in 1467, and Huchown the Ross, 1481." 2 Just over the border in Yorkshire, England the Yorkshire Poll Tax had two entries for the family: Isabella Huchon, doghter; and Willelmus Huchon. 3 In Somerset, John Huchoun was registered there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4 Early History of the McQuistan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McQuistan research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1471, 1481, 1494, 1497, 1525, 1547, 1548, 1558, 1565, 1576, 1577, 1581, 1590, 1596, 1598, 1602, 1612, 1628, 1629, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1693, 1698, 1705, 1734, 1773 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McQuistan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McQuistan Spelling VariationsThe spellings of Scottish names dating from the medieval era often bear little resemblance to those seen today. They vary enormously because scribes in that time spelled according to their ears. Some spelling variations of the name McQuistan include Hutchins, Hutchings, Hutchin, Hutcheon, Huchens, Hutcheons, Hutchon, Houchin, Houchen, Houchens, MacCutcheon, MacQuestion and many more. Early Notables of the McQuistan familyEdward Hutchins (1558?-1629), English divine, born about 1558 of poor parents, was, according to Wood, a native of Denbighshire. About 1576 he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford: he graduated B.A. 1577, and proceeded M.A. 1581 and B.D. 1590. 5 Sir George Hutchins (d. 1705), king's serjeant, was the son and heir of Edmund...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McQuistan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McQuistan family to IrelandSome of the McQuistan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| McQuistan migration to the United States | + |
The farms of Scottish settlers soon dotted the east coast of the colonies that would become the nations of the United States and Canada. Many of those migrants and their children went on to play important roles in the founding the great nations of North America. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name McQuistan or a variant listed above, including:
McQuistan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John McQuistan, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817 6
- Myrtilla McQuistan, aged 2, who landed in New York, NY in 1817 6
- John McQuistan, aged 59, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "City of Rome" from Glasgow, Scotland 7
McQuistan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Andrew N. Mc Quistan, aged 31, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Lusitania" from Liverpool, England 7
- Andrew Nisbet McQuistan, aged 38, originally from Busby nr. Glasgow, Scotland, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Vasari" from Liverpool, England 7
- Alister McQuistan, aged 26, originally from Paisley, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Columbia" from Glasgow, Scotland 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name McQuistan (post 1700) | + |
- Paul McQuistan (b. 1983), American football offensive guard
- Patrick Shawn McQuistan (b. 1983), American NFL football offensive tackle, twin brother of Paul McQuistan
- Captain Finlay McQuistan DFC (1896-1950), Scottish World War I flying ace credited with 11 aerial victories
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- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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