Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MCDOUGALL
There are approximately 8,065 people named McDougall in the UK. That makes it the 1,336th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 128 are named McDougall.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
MacDougallMacdougal
Macdougald
Macdougaell
Macddougall
Macdougalll
Macdeugall
Macdougalls
Macdouggall
Macdougail
Macdoughal
Macdougaul
Macdougaal
Macdougale
Macdoougall
Maccdougall
Macdoogall
Macddougal
Macdeugal
Macdougallb
Macdougalld
Macdougalle
Macdougals
The McDougall surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The son of Dougall, that is, the black stranger, the foreigner, or native of the Lowlands.