Mageean is a surname of Irish origin.

Notable people with the surname include:

Ciara Mageean (born 1992), middle-distance runner from Northern Ireland Daniel Mageean (1882–1962), Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland Jim Mageean (born 1948), folk singer from Tyne and Wear, England

See also Mageean Cup, in the Ulster Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship