# MacGregor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macgregor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,161 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,565 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 59,823 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (5,064 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Magregor, Ma'gregor, M'gregor, Mcgregor, Gregor |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair (“son of gregory”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named MacGregor in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named MacGregor in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Nigeria.

## People named MacGregor

- Katherine MacGregor, American actress (1925-2018)
- Neil MacGregor, British art historian (born 1946)
- John MacGregor, British canoeist (1825-1892)
- William MacGregor, British colonial governor and administrator (1846-1919)
- Mary MacGregor, American singer

## Similar surnames

McGregor, Mazariego, Macaraeg, McGarrigle, McCracken, Majors, McCorkle, Mazariegos, Mijares, Mazurek, Mukherjee, Magers.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.