MacNicol
MacNicol is a surname. It is a patronymic form of the personal name Nicol, which is a form of Nicholas.[1] It comes from both German and Celtic origins.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904), Scottish painter
- Donald MacNicol (1735–1802), Scottish clergyman
- John Ritchie MacNicol (1878–1950), Canadian politician
- Quinn MacNicol (born 2008), Australian soccer player
- Peter MacNicol (born 1954), American actor
See also
- MacNicol (crater), crater on Mercury
- Clan MacNeacail, sometimes known as Clan MacNicol, Scottish clan long associated with the Isle of Skye
- All pages with titles containing MacNicol
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References
- ↑ "McNicol Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009. For the etymology of the surname McNicol this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 2. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 8.