MacGregor (surname)
MacGregor is 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
- Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970), Scottish writer and photographer
- Alistair MacGregor (born 1979), Canadian politician
- 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), American 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(born 1947), American military writer
- Elizabeth Ann Macgregor (born 1958), Scottish curator and art historian
- Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845), Scottish adventurer and confidence trickster
- Gregor MacGregor (sportsman) (1869–1919), Scottish cricketer and rugby union player
- Ian MacGregor (1912–1998), British industrialist
- Ian Macgregor (born 1937), British 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), British classical pianist
- John MacGregor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Judith Macgregor (born 1952), British diplomat
- Katherine MacGregor (1925–2018), American actress
- Kino MacGregor (born 1977), American Ashtanga Yoga teacher, author and influencer
- Mary MacGregor (born 1948), American singer
- Mary Esther MacGregor (1872–1961), Canadian author
- Neil MacGregor (born 1946), British 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), British writer and broadcaster
- William MacGregor (1846–1919), British imperial administrator