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'''MacGregor''', also spelt '''Macgregor''', is a [[Scottish surname]]. The name is Anglicised form of the [[Scottish Gaelic]] '''''MacGriogair'''''. The Gaelic name was originally a [[patronym]], and means "son of ''Griogar''". The Gaelic [[personal name]] ''Griogar'' is a [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]] form of the name ''[[Gregory (given name)|Gregory]]''. The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan [[Clan Gregor]], also known as Clan MacGregor.
'''MacGregor''' is a [[Scottish surname]]. The name is Anglicised form of the [[Scottish Gaelic]] '''''MacGriogair'''''. The Gaelic name was originally a [[patronym]], and means "son of ''Griogar''". The Gaelic [[personal name]] ''Griogar'' is a [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]] form of the name ''[[Gregory (given name)|Gregory]]''. The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan [[Clan Gregor]], also known as Clan MacGregor.


The surname was banned in [[Scotland]] several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly [[Scottish clan|clan]]. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname was banned in [[Scotland]] several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly [[Scottish clan|clan]].


==Notable people==
* [[Alasdair Alpin MacGregor]] (1899–1970), writer and photographer
* [[Andrew MacGregor]] (1897-1983), World War I flying ace
* [[Alasdair Alpin MacGregor]] (1899–1970), Scottish writer and photographer
* [[Brad MacGregor]] (b. 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alistair MacGregor]] (born 1979), Canadian politician
* [[Andrew MacGregor]] (1897–1983), World War I flying ace
* [[Brad MacGregor]] (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Byron MacGregor]] (1948–1995), Canadian news anchor
* [[Byron MacGregor]] (1948–1995), Canadian news anchor
* [[Chummy MacGregor]] (d. 1973), jazz pianist and songwriter
* [[Chummy MacGregor]] (1903–1973), American jazz pianist and songwriter
* [[Clark MacGregor]] (1922–2003), U.S. politician
* [[Clark MacGregor]] (1922–2003), U.S. politician
* [[Clifford J. MacGregor]](1904-1985), American meteorologist and Arctic explorer
* [[Clifford J. MacGregor]] (1904–1985), American meteorologist and Arctic explorer
* [[Kid Canaveral|David MacGregor]] (b. 1983), Scottish musician
* [[Kid Canaveral|David MacGregor]] (born 1983), Scottish musician
* [[Douglas Macgregor]], military writer
* [[Douglas Macgregor]](born 1947), American military writer
* [[Elizabeth Ann Macgregor]] (b. 1958), Scottish curator and art historian
* [[Elizabeth Ann Macgregor]] (born 1958), Scottish curator and art historian
* [[Gregor MacGregor (cricketer)|Gregor MacGregor]] (1869–1919), cricketer
* [[Gregor MacGregor]] (1786–1845), Scottish adventurer and confidence trickster
* [[Gregor MacGregor]] (1786–1845), adventurer and confidence trickster
* [[Gregor MacGregor (sportsman)]] (1869–1919), Scottish cricketer and rugby union player
* [[Ian Kinloch MacGregor|Sir Ian Kinloch MacGregor]] (1912–1998), British industrialist
* [[Ian MacGregor]] (1912–1998), British industrialist
* [[Ian Macgregor]] (b. 1937), accountant and charity finance guru
* [[Ian Macgregor]] (born 1937), British accountant and charity finance guru
* [[James Mor MacGregor]] (1695-1754), the eldest son of Rob Roy and a major during the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|rising of '45]]
* [[James Mor MacGregor]] (1695–1754), the eldest son of Rob Roy and a major during the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|rising of '45]]
* [[Joanna MacGregor]] (b. 1959), classical pianist
* [[Joanna MacGregor]] (born 1959), British classical pianist
* [[John MacGregor (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[John MacGregor (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Judith Macgregor]] (b. 1952), British diplomat
* [[Judith Macgregor]] (born 1952), British diplomat
* [[Katherine MacGregor]] (1925–2018), television actress
* [[Katherine MacGregor]] (1925–2018), American actress
* [[Mary MacGregor]] (b. 1948), singer
* [[Kino MacGregor]] (born 1977), American Ashtanga Yoga teacher, author and influencer
* [[Neil MacGregor]] (b. 1946), art historian and museum director
* [[Mary MacGregor]] (born 1948), American singer
* [[Mary Esther MacGregor]] (1872–1961), Canadian author
* [[Neil MacGregor]] (born 1946), British art historian and museum director
* [[Robert Roy MacGregor]] ("Rob Roy", 1671–1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero
* [[Robert Roy MacGregor]] ("Rob Roy", 1671–1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero
* [[Sara Macgregor]] (d. 1919), British painter
* [[Sara Macgregor]] (died 1919), British painter
* [[Sue MacGregor]] (b. 1941), writer and broadcaster
* [[Sue MacGregor]] (born 1941), British writer and broadcaster
* [[William MacGregor]] (1846–1919), British imperial administrator
* [[William MacGregor]] (1846–1919), British imperial administrator


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[[Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames]]
[[Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames]]
[[Category:Scottish surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Scottish origin]]
[[Category:Patronymic surnames]]
[[Category:Patronymic surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames from given names]]

Latest revision as of 21:31, 28 January 2024

MacGregor is a Scottish surname. The name is Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair. The Gaelic name was originally a patronym, and means "son of Griogar". The Gaelic personal name Griogar is a Gaelicised form of the name Gregory. The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor.

The surname was banned in Scotland several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly clan.

Notable people

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See also

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