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MacDougal Family Crest and Name History
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Origin Displayed: Scottish
Where did the Scottish MacDougal family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the MacDougal family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

In the mountains of Scotland's west coast and on the Hebrides islands, the ancestors of the MacDougal family were born. Their name comes from the personal name Dougal. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Dhughaill and literally means son of Dougal. In various documents MacDougal has been spelled. Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. MacDougall MacDowall, MacDowell, MacDugald, MacDill and many more.

First found in Galloway, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descendents recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the Origins of family names of the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name MacDougal or a variant listed above include: Ralph, Patrick and Mary MacDouga settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1767; Dougal and Hugh MacDougal settled in Charles Town in 1767.

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