MacGregor (surname)

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 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:

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

MacGregor (surname)

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