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'''MacDougall''' or MacDougal (see also [[McDougall (disambiguation)|McDougall]]) is a Scottish surname that can refer to a number of individuals, or localities or things named for individuals with this surname. The name is an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Scottish Gaelic]] ''Mac Dhùgaill'', meaning "Son of [[Dougal (given name)|Dougal]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans|url=https://archive.org/details/scottishclansthe00edinuoft|edition=1958|publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston and G.W. Bacon|pages=[https://archive.org/details/scottishclansthe00edinuoft/page/n49 18], 28}}</ref>
The '''MacDougall''' clan were the descendants of Dugald, son of [[Somerled]], who ruled [[Lorne]] and [[Isle of Mull|Mull]] in [[Argyll]] in the 13th and early 14th centuries.


It may refer to:
They were supporters of King [[John I of Scotland|John]] and were driven out by supporters of [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert Bruce]] during the civil wars in Scotland which formed part of the [[Wars of Scottish Independence|Wars of Independence]].


==People==
The MacDougall lords included:
===As surname===
*[[Adam MacDougall]] (born 1975), Australian rugby footballer
*[[Adam MacDougall (keyboardist)]] (born 1974), American keyboardist
*[[Alan MacDougall Ritchie]] (1893–1964), World War II British Army officer
*[[Alex MacDougall]], American record producer
*[[Ben MacDougall]] (born 1977), Australian rugby footballer
*[[Bon MacDougall]] (1901–1970), American racecar driver
*[[Clinton D. MacDougall]] (1839–1914), United States Representative
*[[Colin MacDougall]] (1834–1901), Canadian politician and lawyer
*[[David Mercer MacDougall]] (1904–1991), Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
*[[Donald MacDougall]] (1912–2004), Scottish economist and civil servant
*[[Donnchadh of Argyll|Duncan MacDougall, Donnchadh of Argyll]] (died 1240s), Scottish noble
*[[Duncan MacDougall (doctor)]] (1866–1920), American physician


*[[Frank Archibald MacDougall]] (1896–1975), Canadian forest ranger
* Dugald, son of Somerled
*[[Hartland MacDougall]] (1875–1947), Canadian ice hockey player and stockbroker
* Dugald Screech and [[Donnchad of Argyll]] (died 1237x1248) (and perhaps Uspak), sons of Dugald
*[[Jack MacDougall]] (born 1953), Canadian politician
* [[Eoghan of Argyll]], son of Duncan (died 1268x1275)
*[[John MacDougall (disambiguation)]], ''several people''
* [[Alexander of Argyll]], son of Eoghan (died 1310x1311, perhaps at [[Carlisle]]), married a daughter of [[John "the Black" Comyn|John Comyn]], driven from Scotland by [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert Bruce]] and his allies; his sister Mary married Magnus Olafsson, King of the [[Isle of Man]] and, on Magnus's death, remarried with [[Maol Íosa II of Strathearn|Maol Íosa]], [[Mormaer of Strathearn]]
**[[John MacDougall, Lord of Argyll]] (died 1316), Scottish nobleman and commander
* [[John of Lorne]], son of Alexander (died on [[pilgrimage]] to [[Canterbury]], September 1317), enemy of Bruce and Bruce's ally [[Angus Óg of Islay]], defeated and driven into exile
**[[John MacDougall (Ontario politician)|John Alexander Frances MacDougall]] (born 1974), Canadian politician
**[[John MacDougall (UK politician)]] (1947–2008), Scottish Labor politician
**[[John R. MacDougall]] (born c. 1961), aka Captain Midnight, American Engineer who jammed HBO's satellite signal
**[[Lorne MacDougall|John Lorne MacDougall]] (1898–1956), Canadian Member of Parliament
*[[Luke MacDougall]] (born 1982), Australian rugby footballer
*[[Malcolm "Mal" MacDougall]] (1928–2014), American speechwriter
*[[Norman MacDougall]], Scottish historian
*[[Patrick Leonard MacDougall]] (1819–1894), British General and author
*[[Ranald MacDougall]] (1915–1973), American screenwriter
*[[Robert MacDougall]] (1876–1950), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Roger MacDougall]] (1910–1993), Scottish playwright
*[[Ruth Doan MacDougall]], American author
*[[Shane MacDougall]], Canadian stand-up comedian
*[[Ted MacDougall]] (born 1947), Scottish footballer
*[[William MacDougall]] (born 1944), Canadian clergyman and politician
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===As given name===
*[[Alexander Macdougall Cooke]] (1899–1999), British doctor
*[[John MacDougall Hay]] (1880–1919), Scottish novelist
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==Other==
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*[[Clan MacDougall]], a Scottish clan
*[[MacDougall's]], London Auction House


==References==
[[Category:Scottish clans]]
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[[Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Patronymic surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames from given names]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 18 April 2024

MacDougall or MacDougal (see also McDougall) is a Scottish surname that can refer to a number of individuals, or localities or things named for individuals with this surname. The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhùgaill, meaning "Son of Dougal".[1]

It may refer to:

People

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As given name

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  1. ^ The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans (1958 ed.). W. & A.K. Johnston and G.W. Bacon. pp. 18, 28.