Given name & surname

Mcdougald

“son of Dubhghall”

McDougald is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McDougald is a form of McDougall. McDougall goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, meaning “son of Dubhghall.”

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Where it comes from

McDougald is a form of McDougall. McDougall comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mcdougald’s family of names

In English usage, Mcdougald as a surname has a related form in MCDOUGALL.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Gaelic

McDougal

“the son of Dougal”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcdougle

“son of Dubhghall”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcronald

“son of Ronald”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mcdavid

“son of David”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Mcdermid

“son of Diarmaid”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

McDowell

“the son of Dougal”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Old-fashioned

Donald

“ruler of the world”

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>99% boys

Gaelic

Mcduffie

“son of Duibshíth”

No U.S. birth series

69% boys · 31% girls

Sibling ideas

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