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    The surname McGregor

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 15,614 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈɡɹɛɡɚ/ 3 syllables Soundex M262

    McGregor: #2,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon McGregor #2,333, 15,614 people McGregor: #2,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McGregor #2,333, 15,614 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGregor is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    See MacGregor.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,614 people named McGregor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,774 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,969.

    #2,333
    rank among US surnames
    15,614
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,227)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,324Luu15,70219,663
    #2,325Mosher15,67219,700
    #2,326Coley15,67119,702
    #2,327Hayward15,66519,709
    #2,328Naranjo15,65819,718
    #2,329Henriquez15,65719,719
    #2,330Skelton15,62419,761

    Who is named McGregor

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named McGregor identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McGregors

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Douglas McGregor
      American professor of management, 1906–1964
    • Ken McGregor
      Australian tennis player (1929–2007)
    • Jon McGregor
      Bermudian writer, born 1976
    • Kerry McGregor
      British actress and singer (1974-2012)
    • Malcolm McGregor
      Actor (1892-1945)
    • Richard McGregor
      Australian journalist, writer and author, born 1958

    Notable McGregors come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like McGregor

    McGregor has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGregor come from?
    See MacGregor.
    How common is the surname McGregor?
    15,614 people in the United States had the surname McGregor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,774 Americans. It ranked 2,333rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGregor?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named McGregor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McGregor?
    Douglas McGregor, American professor of management, followed by Ken McGregor.
    Where is the surname McGregor most common?
    Wikidata records people named McGregor in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce McGregor?
    McGregor is /məˈɡɹɛɡɚ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname McGregor getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,614 in 2010, up 4.3%.
    What are other spellings of McGregor?
    Magregor, Ma'gregor, M'gregor, Macgregor and Gregor.