Macdougall Family

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About the Macdougall surname

The surname Macdougall is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Meuk-dou-geul/mœkduɡœl/

Most frequent given names among the Macdougall family

Men

  1. 1John39
  2. 2Alexander25
  3. 3James20
  4. 4Donald16
  5. 5George16

Women

  1. 1Margaret24
  2. 2Mary23
  3. 3Charlotte22
  4. 4Élizabeth19
  5. 5Annie12
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The Macdougall name in our genealogy archives

1,902occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
4 451881 → 1901people enumerated
1799First mention of the name
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