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From the desolate sea-swept Hebridean Islands and the crpft-scattered western coast, this surname has emerged as belonging to one of the great families whose tradition is romantisized by the skirl of the bagpipes, the brandished sword, the colourful kilt and the highland games. Historical researchers, using some of the oldest manuscripts, including Clan genealogies, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, the Ragman Rolls, the Inquisitio, The Black Book of the Exchequer, Parish Records, Baptismal Records, Tax Records and many other manuscripts, found the name Queen on the Isles of Skye and Lewis where they were seated from early times, and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxationof their subjects. Spelling variations of the name Queen caused much confusion. These changes occurred for a variety of reasons. From time to time the surname was spelt MacQueen, MacQueon, MacSween, MacSwene, MacSweyne, MacSwan, MacCunn, and these changes in spelling occurred, sometimes even between Father and Son. It was not uncommon for a clansman to be born with one spelling, marry with another, and yet another to appear on their headstone. Sometimes a different spelling indicated a religious or clan loyalty to a branch or chieftan. The surname Queen emerged as a Scottish Clan or family in their territory of Skye and Lewis where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated with manors and estates on those islands. It also played an important role in the highlands and in the affairs of Scotland. However, typical of the ancient conflictbetween highlander and Edinburgh, many ancient highland clanshave still not officiallybeen recognised as clans by the Lord Lyon of Scotland. Many clansmen of the Highland families migrated from Scotland to Ireland during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were granted the lands of the native Catholic Irish. There is no evidence that the family name migrated to Ireland, but this does not preclude the possibility of their scattered migration to that country. However, to many, life in Ireland became a disillusionment. Conditions were little better in their homeland. Poverty prevailed, and the religious conflicts remained, except that now they were in a strange land and without the support and kinship of the clan. The New World beckoned to the adventurous. In North America, the Highlander settled in Virginia, the Carolinas, Pictou, Nova Scotia and the Ottowa Valley. One of the finest migrants which could be considered a kinsman of the name Queen, of the same Clan or family, was Alexander, David, Dugald, Dun, Hector and John McQueen all settled in South Caroline in 1716; John McQueen was banished from the west of England in 1685 to New Jersey. The most ancient Coat of Arms found was: Silver with three Black Wolves heads. The Crest was: A tiger holding an arrow. The ancient family Motto for this distinguished name was: 'Constant and Faithful' The