| ![Show Contents]() Megill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Scotland Ireland The first people to use the name Megill were a family of Strathclyde-Britons who lived in the Scottish/English Borderlands. The name comes from when someone lived in Galloway. The Megill surname also comes from the Gaelic patronytmic name Mac an Ghoill, which means "son of the stranger." Early Origins of the Megill familyThe surname Megill was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East 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. Early History of the Megill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Megill research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1231, 1579, 1582, 1595, 1734 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Megill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Megill Spelling VariationsSurnames that evolved in Scotland in the Middle Ages often appear under many spelling variations. These are due to the practice of spelling according to sound in the era before dictionaries had standardized the English language. Megill has appeared as MacGill, Magill, Makgill and others. Early Notables of the Megill familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Sir James MacGill of Nether Rankeillour (died 1579), a Scottish politician, Lord Clerk Register to Mary, Queen of Scots; and his son, David MacGill or Makgill (died...
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Megill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Megill family to Ireland
Some of the Megill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 96 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Megill migration to the United States | + |
The North American colonies beckoned, with their ample land and opportunity as their freedom from the persecution suffered by so many Clan families back home. Many Scots even fought against England in the American War of Independence to gain this freedom. Recently, clan societies have allowed the ancestors of these brave Scottish settlers to rediscover their familial roots. Among them:
Megill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- P Megill, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Hugh Megill, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Megill (post 1700) | + |
- H. Carroll Megill, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Zagreb, 1922-24 2
- Brigadier William Jemmett Megill (b. 1907), Canadian Commanding Officer 5th Canadian Brigade, England 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Sine fine
Motto Translation: Without end.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) William Megill. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Megill/William_Jemmett/Canada.html
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Megill migration to the United States 
