Given name & surname
McGregor
“the son of Gregor”
McGregor is a variant of Macgregor. One interpretation is “the son of Gregor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McGregor is a variant of Macgregor. One interpretation is “the son of Gregor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
McGregor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 103 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 195 as a first name in 2020; 15,078 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
McGregor’s family of names
McGregor has a related form in Macgregor. In English usage, McGregor as a surname has a related form in MCGREGORY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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