# McDougall

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,491

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall.

## Etymology
Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

## Common misspellings (12)
`cmdougall`, `mccdougall`, `mcddougall`, `mcdoguall`, `mcdouagll`, `mcdougal`, `mcdouggall`, `mcdouglal`, `mcduogall`, `mcodugall`, `mdcougall`, `mmcdougall`

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