MacGregor (surname)
MacGregor, also spelt Macgregor, is a Scottish surname. The name is Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair. The Gaelic name was originally a patronym, and means "son of Griogar". The Gaelic personal name Griogar is a Gaelicised form of the name Gregory. The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor.
The surname was banned in Scotland several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly clan. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970), writer and photographer
- Andrew MacGregor (1897–1983), World War I flying ace
- Brad MacGregor (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
- Byron MacGregor (1948–1995), Canadian news anchor
- Chummy MacGregor (1903–1973), jazz pianist and songwriter
- Clark MacGregor (1922–2003), U.S. politician
- Clifford J. MacGregor (1904–1985), American meteorologist and Arctic explorer
- David MacGregor (born 1983), Scottish musician
- Douglas Macgregor, military writer
- Elizabeth Ann Macgregor (born 1958), Scottish curator and art historian
- Gregor MacGregor (1869–1919), cricketer
- Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845), adventurer and confidence trickster
- Sir Ian Kinloch MacGregor (1912–1998), British industrialist
- Ian Macgregor (born 1937), accountant and charity finance guru
- James Mor MacGregor (1695–1754), the eldest son of Rob Roy and a major during the rising of '45
- Joanna MacGregor (born 1959), classical pianist
- John MacGregor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Judith Macgregor (born 1952), British diplomat
- Katherine MacGregor (1925–2018), television actress
- Kino MacGregor (born 1977), Ashtanga Yoga teacher, author and influencer.
- Mary MacGregor (born 1948), singer
- Neil MacGregor (born 1946), art historian and museum director
- Robert Roy MacGregor ("Rob Roy", 1671–1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero
- Sara Macgregor (died 1919), British painter
- Sue MacGregor (born 1941), writer and broadcaster
- William MacGregor (1846–1919), British imperial administrator
See also
This page lists people with the surname MacGregor.
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