Macgregor Family

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About the Macgregor surname

The surname Macgregor 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: Mak-gre-gor/makɡʁəɡɔʁ/

Most frequent given names among the Macgregor family

Men

  1. 1Robert37
  2. 2John27
  3. 3James22
  4. 4Donald20
  5. 5William19

Women

  1. 1Margaret24
  2. 2Mary20
  3. 3Helen18
  4. 4Jane16
  5. 5Catherine13
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The Macgregor name in our genealogy archives

1,452occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
1831First mention of the name
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