McGuckin is an Anglicized version of the Irish surname Mag Eocháin ("son of Eocha"). This surname is most common in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The family motto is "semper patriae servire presio", which translates as "always ready to serve by country". "Son of eocha" probably refers to one of the famous leaders of the first millennium named Eochaid, possibally a king of Dál Riata or an Ard Rí of Ireland.

People

• William McGuckin de Slane, nineteenth-century Irish orientalist;
• Kieran McGuckin, senior hurler for Cork;
• Barton McGuckin, Irish tenor singer;
• John Anthony McGuckin, Orthodox Christian scholar, priest, and poet;
• Genevieve McGuckin, musician and song-writer;
• Kevin McGuckin, senior gaelic footballer for Derry;
• Mark McGuckin, Canadian television presenter;
• Aislin McGuckin, ex-Heartbeat actress.
• Shane McGuckin, loup footballer