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]
The surname may refer to:
- People
- Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904), a Scottish painter.
- Donald MacNicol (1735–1802), a Scottish clergyman.
- John Ritchie MacNicol (1878–1950), a Canadian politician.
- Peter MacNicol (born 1954), an American actor.
References
edit- ^ "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.
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