# McGregor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcgregor/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,614 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,333 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,774 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (14,969 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡɹɛɡɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Magregor, Ma'gregor, M'gregor, Macgregor, Gregor |

## Etymology

See MacGregor.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGregor 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGregor in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named McGregor

- Douglas McGregor, American professor of management
- Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (1929–2007)
- Jon McGregor, Bermudian writer
- Kerry McGregor, British actress and singer (1974-2012)
- Malcolm McGregor, actor (1892-1945)
- Richard McGregor, Australian journalist, writer and author

## Similar surnames

MacGregor, McGeorge, McGrogan, McCracken, Majors, McCorkle, Mazariegos, Mijares, Mazurek, Mukherjee, Magers, McCroskey.

## 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.