MacNicol

Last updated September 27, 2025

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

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.

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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.

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