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Clan MacQueen (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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MacQueen

Gaelic Name: MacShuibhne

Clan Motto: Constant and faithful

Origin of Name: Gaelic, MacShuibhne (Son of the good going)

Clan Badge: Boxwood

Lands: Skye, Lewis, Argyll, and Moray

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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MacQueen Clan History

The MacSween clan claims kinship with the Irish high kings, descended from the Gaelic 'Mac Shuibhe' or'son of Sweyn'.

A number of MacQueens are said to have served as escorts at the marriage of clan Ranald's daughter and clan MacKintosh's chief. Following the union, many of them chose to settle in the Findhorn valley rather than return to their homelands. This branch of the family, known as clan Revan, became a part of the great federation of clans known as Clan Chattan, and by the sixteenth century, they held the lands of Corrybrough. They rose to prominence as a prominent and influential family in the district.

The MacQueen clansmen are also numerous on the islands of Skye and Lewis, and another branch of the family owned lands in Argyllshire at Castle Sween.

The Hebridean branch of the MacQueens has long had a reputation for being excellent fishermen, and they can also boast of having the Rev. Donald MacQueen as a kinsman. He was a minister on Skye in the eighteenth century and was known as "the most intelligent man in Skye." His kinsmen looked up to him, and he won the admiration of Dr. Samuel Johnson, who met him on his famous tour of the Western Isles.

The MacQueen clan's fortunes declined after the eighteenth century, and the chiefs are thought to have emigrated to New Zealand. The family is now widely dispersed throughout Scotland and much of the English-speaking world, and the clan's chiefship is not yet established.

MacQueen Places & People

People of Clan MacQueen

Mr. Robert MacQueen

MacQueen, Robert (1722-1799).

Lord Braxfield is a well-known Scottish judge who was elevated to the bench. He was dubbed "the hanging judge" throughout his career due to the severity of his sentences.

Professor John Macqueen

He is a distinguished academic who has long held the chair of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University.

Angus MacQueen was born in 1910.

International banker who rose through the ranks to become Director of the British Bank in the Middle East from 1970 to 1979.

MacQueen Tartans

Tartan MacQueen

MacQueen Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan MacQueen Crest

Crest: An heraldic tyger rampant Ermine holding an arrow pointing downwards Argent pheoned Gules

Coats of Arms of MacQueen

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.