The Macgregor surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,161 people carried this name — #6,565 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,064 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Macgregor surname

From Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair (“son of gregory”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «MacGregor» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Macgregor is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In Scotland’s registers today

Macgregor was recorded 98 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 264th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 139. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Macgregor in American newspapers,
1906–1915.

Newspaper page from The Mellette County Pioneer carrying the name Macgregor
The Mellette County Pioneer 1915-08-06
Newspaper page from Hopkinsville Kentuckian carrying the name Macgregor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1906-02-27
Newspaper page from The Bee carrying the name Macgregor
The Bee 1914-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Macgregor in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

47,275 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Macgregor. The most, 8,216, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 18,544
Victoria 13,752
New South Wales 7,835
Western Australia 3,199
South Australia 2,428
Tasmania 1,135
ACT (Canberra) 248
Northern Territory 27

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Macgregor.

Who carried it

People named Macgregor,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rob Roy MacGregor
    Rob Roy MacGregor 1671–1734 · livestock and dairy producers
  • Gregor MacGregor
    Gregor MacGregor 1786–1845 · explorer
  • John MacGregor
    John MacGregor 1825–1892 · explorer
  • William MacGregor
    William MacGregor 1846–1919 · scientific collector
  • Jessie MacGregor
    Jessie MacGregor 1847–1919 · painter
  • Katherine MacGregor 1925–2018 · film actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Macgregor,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States918 records

918 records of the Macgregor name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 331
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 230
  • Other U.S. records 357
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wallace D. MacGregor

    Born 1914 in Oregon. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Lewis, Washington; warehouseman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Mildred S. MacGregor

    Born 1908 in Alabama. Enlisted 1945 in the Women's Army Corps at Miami, Florida; stenographer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Janet MacGregor

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Caledonia from Glasgow, aged 40; servant. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 918 records for Macgregor in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia546 records

546 records of the Macgregor name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 281
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 135
  • Other Australian records 130
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Evan Murray MacGregor

    Died 1885 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 63. Will registered in Tasmania in 1885.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella MacGregor

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Mindoro, aged 47; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Edward MacGregor

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Harlequin, arriving 1855; certificate of freedom 1866.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 546 records for Macgregor in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada527 records

527 records of the Macgregor name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 419
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 32
  • Other Canadian records 76
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Allister MacGregor

    Buried in 1979 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Melvin Crawford MacGregor

    Died 1994, aged 74; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth MacGregor

    Died 1940 in Hillside, Victoria, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 527 records for Macgregor in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom138 records

138 records of the Macgregor name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 87
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 38
  • Other British records 13
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Alastair MacGregor

    Born 1895 at Brodie Station; bank clerk. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Evelyn Mary MacGregor

    Died 1986, aged 78; buried at Drymen Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alpin MacGregor

    Will proved in 1920; of East Colne, Lancaster.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 138 records for Macgregor in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand27 records

27 records of the Macgregor name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 20
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Other New Zealand records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rita Helen MacGregor

    Died 1985, aged 74; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Beverly MacGregor

    Buried in 1977 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 28.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alexander MacGregor

    Died 1983, aged 88; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Macgregor in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France5 records

5 records of the Macgregor name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record George Errington MacGregor

    Born 1910 in Belmont Clarendon (Jamaïque); died 1993 in Belgium.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert MacGregor

    Born 1899 in Armentières (Nord); died 1977 in Ballainvilliers (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christopher Andrew Radford MacGregor

    Born 1936 in Somerset Ouest (Afrique du Sud); died 1990 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Macgregor in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Macgregor name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William MacGregor

    Married in 1776 in Rotterdam; sergeant.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Henriette Anne Mac Gregor

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1852 in Maracaibo.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Macgregor in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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