McDougall
McDougall or McDougal (see also MacDougall) is a Scottish surname that can refer to several people, places and things. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhghall." It shares the same origin as McDowell.
People named McDougall
- Alexander McDougall (1732–1786), American privateer, merchant, and revolutionary leader
- Barbara McDougall (born 1937), Canadian politician
- Bob McDougall (1894–1936), Scottish footballer
- Charles McDougall (fl. 1990s–2020s), British television director
- Christopher McDougall (born 1962), American author
- Colin McDougall (1917–1984), Canadian author
- Dan McDougall (fl. 2000s–2010s), Scottish human-rights journalist
- David McDougall (footballer) (1894–1918), Scottish footballer
- Donnie McDougall (fl. 1970s–2000s), Canadian musician
- Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (1805–1878), American author, abolitionist, and feminist
- Francine McDougall (fl. 1990s–2010s), Australian director and photographer.
- Frank Lidgett McDougall (1884–1958), British-born Australian farmer and economic adviser
- Gay McDougall (born 1947), American lawyer
- Gordon McDougall (1916–1991), Australian actor
- Harriette McDougall (1818–1886), British missionary in Malaysia
- Ian McDougall (disambiguation), several people
- James McDougall (explorer) (fl. 1800s–1820s), Canadian explorer of British Columbia
- James A. McDougall (1817–1867), American politician from California
- Jimmy McDougall (fl. 1980s), Scottish lawyer
- John McDougall (disambiguation), several people
- Kevin McDougall, a fictional guardian with paired revolvers
- Marshall McDougall (born 1978), American baseball player
- Peter McDougall, several people
- Sarah Caitlin McDougall; married name Hirshland (born 1975), CEO of the United States Olympic Committee
- Sophia McDougall (fl. 2000s–2010s), British author, playwright, and poet
- Stanley McDougall (1889–1968), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Walt McDougall, (1858–1938), American cartoonist
- William McDougall (disambiguation), several people
People named McDougal
- Amy McDougal, fictional character in a Scottish television series
- Bob McDougal (1921–2003), American football player
- David McDougal (1809–1882), American naval officer
- Dennis McDougal (1947–2025), American biographer
- Donald Joseph McDougal (1872–1942), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Francis McDougal (1826–1910), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Karen McDougal (born 1971), American actor and model
- Jim McDougal (1940–1998), figure in the American Whitewater controversy of the 1990s
- Susan McDougal (born 1955), figure in the American Whitewater controversy of the 1990s
- James McDougal Hart (1828–1901), American painter
- Milton McDougal (1917–1984), American farmer and politician
Places and things
- McDougal, Arkansas, US
- McDougall, Ontario, Canada
- McDougall Hill, a street in Edmonton, Canada, named after the hill it runs on
- McDougall Hospital, U.S. Army Hospital in the Bronx during the American Civil War.
- USS McDougal, two ships of the United States Navy, named for David McDougal
- Rank Hovis McDougall, or RHM, a British food manufacturer
See also
- Robert McDouall (1774–1848), Scottish-born officer in the British Army
- John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), Scottish explorer