McGregor, also spelled MacGregor, is a
Scottish surname
Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country.
History
The earliest surnames found in Scotland occur during the reign of David I, King of Scots (1124–53). These were ...
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The name is an Anglicised form of the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
MacGriogair. The Gaelic name was originally a
patronym, and means "son of Griogar". The Gaelic
personal name Griogar is a
Gaelicised
Gaelicisation, or Gaelicization, is the act or process of making something Gaelic, or gaining characteristics of the ''Gaels'', a sub-branch of celticisation. The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group, traditionally viewed as having spread from Ire ...
form of the name
Gregory (from Greek and Latin: Gregorius). The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan
Clan Gregor
Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor, () is a Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The Clan ...
, also known as Clan MacGregor. The surname was banned in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly
clan. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ali McGregor
Ali McGregor is an Australian soprano opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She has performed in operas in the United Kingdom, in Australia and in New Zealand. Her cabaret performances have been seen at festivals in the United Kingdom, Ire ...
, Australian opera soprano
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Alistair McGregor, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
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Allan McGregor
Allan James McGregor (born 31 January 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. McGregor has also previously played for St Johnstone, Dunfermline Athletic, Turkish team Beşikta ...
, Scottish footballer
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Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor (1867 – ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate i ...
(1867–?), Scottish footballer
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Bryan McGregor
Bryan McGregor (born June 27, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Career
McGregor played with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga for parts of the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season, 2010–11 and 2011–12 Czech Extralig ...
(born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
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Callum McGregor
Callum William McGregor (born 14 June 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, which he captains, and the Scotland national team. He has previously played for Notts County on ...
, Scottish footballer
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Cate McGregor, Australian military officer
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Chris McGregor, South African pianist
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Conor McGregor
Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...
(born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist and 2 times
UFC
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Champion
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Darren McGregor
Darren McGregor (born 7 August 1985) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently a coach at Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.
McGregor has had two spells with Cowdenbeath during his career. In his first spell he made h ...
, Scottish footballer
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Dion McGregor, American songwriter
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Donald Morris McGregor (1923–2003), Canadian politician
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Don McGregor
Donald Francis McGregor (born June 15, 1945) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics; he is the author of one of the first graphic novels.
Early life
Don McGregor was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he ...
, American comic book writer
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Dugald McGregor
Dugald "Doug" McGregor (1890-1948) was a pioneering rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s from Queensland. An Australia national representative , he also played for both the Queensland and New South Wales teams.
Playing c ...
, Australian rugby league footballer
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Duncan McGregor (politician), American politician
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Douglas McGregor
Douglas Murray McGregor (September 6, 1906 – October 1, 1964) was an American management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and president of Antioch College from 1948 to 1954. He also taught at the Indian Institute of Management ...
, American business theorist and management professor
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Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British ...
, Scottish actor
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Fiona McGregor, Australian writer and performance artist
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Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor (born 27 June 1956, in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a Jamaican singer, musician and record producer. His music career began when he was seven years old.
Biography
In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The C ...
, Jamaican singer
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Gordon McGregor, Canadian, president of Air Canada and Trans Canada Airlines
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Gordon Morton McGregor, Canadian, founded Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
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Gregor McGregor
Gregor McGregor (18 October 1848 – 13 August 1914) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 1901 until his death in 1914, representing the Labor Party. He was the party's inaugural Senate leader, and serv ...
, Scottish-born Australian politician
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Helen McGregor (geologist) (born 1972), Australian geologist and climate change researcher
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Helen McGregor (writer), English writer
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James Lewin McGregor, Canadian mathematician
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Jane McGregor
Jane McGregor (born 1983) is a Canadian actress, known for her roles in '' Slap Her... She's French'' (2002), '' Flower & Garnet'' (2002), and '' That Beautiful Somewhere'' (2006), as well as her recurring role on the television series ''Robson ...
, Canadian actress
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Jordan McGregor, Scottish footballer
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Katie McGregor, American athlete
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Keli McGregor (1962–2010), Colorado Rockies president
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Neil McGregor (disambiguation)
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Paul McGregor (disambiguation)
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Rona McGregor
Rona McGregor is a Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and ...
, Canadian female curler
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Ronald Stuart McGregor (1929–2013), philologist from New Zealand
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Scott McGregor (disambiguation)
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Steven McGregor, Australian filmmaker
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Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor, CBE (born 12 March 1970) is a multi award-winning British choreographer and director. He is the Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor was appointed Commander of the ...
, British choreographer
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William McGregor (football)
William McGregor ( 1846 – 1911) was a Scottish association football administrator in the Victorian era who is regarded as the founder of the Football League, the first organised association football league in the world.
After moving from Pe ...
, Scottish founder of the
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...
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William McGregor (politician), Canadian politician
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William B. McGregor, Australian linguist
Fictional characters:
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Mr. McGregor, character created by Beatrix Potter for the children's book entitled ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit''
* Callum McGregor, main character from Malorie Blackman's novel
Noughts + Crosses
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and portrayed by
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