# McGill (surname)

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

A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill "son of the stranger"

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,330 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,282 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,297 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (26,354 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡɪl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGill 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGill in the United States.

## People named McGill

- Bruce McGill, American actor (born 1950)
- Everett McGill, American actor
- Bill McGill, American basketball player (born 1939)
- Tyler McGill, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion
- Andrew Ryan McGill, American politician (1840-1905)
- George McGill, American politician (1879-1963)
- Barney McGill, American cinematographer (1890–1942)
- Anthony McGill, American clarinetist

## Similar surnames

McCall, Magill, McColl, McKell, Maxwell, Mosley, Michael, Michel, McCauley, Moseley, Maciel, Miguel.

## 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.