Mcdougall Family History
Mcdougall Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill ‘son of Dubhghall’ a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + gall ‘stranger’. This was originally a byname used to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from the fair-haired Norwegians. Compare McDowell and Doyle .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022