# McDougall (surname)

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,655 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,242 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,393 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (6,258 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dougall |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named McDougall 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McDougall in the United States.

## People named McDougall

- John A. McDougall, American physician
- James A. McDougall, American politician (1817–1867)
- Christopher McDougall, American journalist and writer
- Helen Mack, American actress (1913-1986)

## Similar surnames

McDougal, MacDougall, McDougle, McDougald, McCutcheon, Maestas, Moskowitz, McCutchen, Moctezuma, Mestas, McTaggart, McTigue.

## 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.