McDougall Family

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About the McDougall surname

The surname McDougall is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McDougall belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-dou-geul/ɛmseduɡœl/

Most frequent given names among the McDougall family

Men

  1. 1John352
  2. 2James150
  3. 3Donald144
  4. 4Alexander129
  5. 5William110

Women

  1. 1Mary293
  2. 2Margaret163
  3. 3Catherine131
  4. 4Marie80
  5. 5Élizabeth79
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The McDougall name in our genealogy archives

8,063occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
161 1571881 → 1901people enumerated
1778First mention of the name
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