McDougall

English

Alternative forms

• Dougall, MacDougall, McDougal, McDougald, McDougle

Etymology

Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

Proper noun

McDougall (countable and uncountable, plural McDougalls)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 麥克杜格爾／麦克杜格尔 (Màikèdùgé'ěr)