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MCGREGOR

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There are approximately 17,509 people named McGregor in the UK. That makes it the 568th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 277 are named McGregor.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

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The McGregor surname in historical dictionaries

The descendants of Gregor, who was the son of Alpin, King of Scotland. A family of great antiquity, and of distinguished ancestors. (See Gregor.)

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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