| ![Show Contents]() MacDougald History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland The ancestors of the MacDougald family come from the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The family name comes from the personal name Dougal. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Dhughaill and literally means son of Dougal. Early Origins of the MacDougald familyThe surname MacDougald 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 were descended from Dugall eldest son of Somerled, first Lord of the Isles, and his son Duncan who received the lands of Lorn. The Clan was a bitter foe of Robert the Bruce, who made a narrow escape during one battle with the MacDougals only by discarding his cloak. The brooch of this cloak, now known as the Brooch of Lorn, is a treasured possession of the Chief of the Clan. The Clan faced heavy retaliation and was stripped of their lands once Robert the Bruce secured the Scottish throne. The lands were restored to the Clan upon the death of the king, but passed to the Stewarts in 1388 when the last member of the senior branch of MacDougals died without issue. Early History of the MacDougald familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacDougald research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1244 and 1316 are included under the topic Early MacDougald History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacDougald Spelling VariationsHistorical recordings of the name MacDougald include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include MacDougall, MacDowall, MacDowell, MacDugald, MacDill and many more. Early Notables of the MacDougald familyAnother 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacDougald Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the MacDougald family to Ireland
Some of the MacDougald family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacDougald or a variant listed above:
MacDougald Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Angus Macdougald, who landed in Brunswick, North Carolina in 1767 1
- Dougald MacDougald, who arrived in Brunswick, North Carolina in 1767 1
- Dougald Macdougald, who landed in Brunswick, North Carolina in 1767 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name MacDougald (post 1700) | + |
- Dan MacDougald, American former owner of the Khaburis Codex, a medieval era Aramaic manuscript of the New Testament
- John MacDougald, Canadian Industrialist
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: Buaidh no bàs
Motto Translation: Victory or death
- 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)
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MacDougald migration to the United States 
