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'''McGregor''', 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. 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:
'''McGregor''', 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. 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: Chocolate Cookies, Vanilla Swirls, Africa, Ebola, Scooby Doo, Shaggy, White Chocolate chip cookies, John CENA


* [[Ali McGregor]], Australian opera soprano
* [[Ali McGregor]], Australian opera soprano

Revision as of 07:00, 5 September 2016

McGregor, 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 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 with the surname include: Chocolate Cookies, Vanilla Swirls, Africa, Ebola, Scooby Doo, Shaggy, White Chocolate chip cookies, John CENA

Fictional characters:

  • Mr. McGregor, character created by Beatrix Potter for the children's book entitled The Tale of Peter Rabbit

See also