# Cargill

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑːɡɪl/ · frequency rank #41,036

## Definitions
1. A hamlet in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1536).
2. A community in Brockton municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Etymology
Probably from Pictish. The first element is equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort, ramparts”).

## Easily confused with
- **Carroll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cargill-vs-carroll)
- **Carrillo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cargill-vs-carrillo)
- **Cahill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cahill-vs-cargill)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acrgill`, `cagrill`, `carggill`, `cargil`, `carglil`, `carigll`, `carrgill`, `ccargill`, `cragill`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cargill