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

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 2. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 8.