Category: McDougal Name Study
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The McDougall family has been traced to Girvan, Ayrshire in Scotland and was settled here for many generations. In the late 1800's they began to disperse to other parts of Scotland and ultimately the world. My own branch of this family settled in Glasgow for several generations before some migrated to Australia and North America. The spelling of the McDougall name has seen several variations, but it is interesting to note that the earlier records in Girvan relate to the name Dougal. The surname is an anglicized from the old Gaelic "MacDubhaghaill"a name derived from a paternal ancestor "Dubhgall". The surname is composed of the elements "dubish" (black or dark) and gall ( stranger). This was frequently used as a byname for Scandinavians, in particular to distinguish the dark haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
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