Mcdougall

Mcdougall Meaning & Origin

About Mcdougall
The surname McDougall is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Dhughaill, meaning "son of Dougal." Dougal is a Gaelic personal name derived from the elements "dubh," meaning "black," and "gall," meaning "stranger" or "foreigner." The name McDougall was likely originally used to identify someone as the son of a man named Dougal, and it has been passed down through generations as a hereditary surname.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcdougall is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcdougall: 6,655
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,242
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.26

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcdougall based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKTKL
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M230204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K D UW1 G AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/məkˈdugəl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKTKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcdougall in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcdougall in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcdougall in braille

How to sign the name Mcdougall using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcdougall using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcdougall in sign language

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