'''MacNicol''' is a surname. It is a patronymic form of the personal name ''Nicol'', which is a form of ''Nicholas''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McNicol-family-history.ashx|title=McNicol Name Meaning and History|accessdate=23 July 2009|work=Ancestry.com}} For the etymology of the surname ''McNicol'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-508137-4}}.</ref> It comes from both German and Celtic origins.<ref>{{cite book | last = Harrison |first = Henry |title = Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary | publisher = Genealogical Publishing Company | year = 1969 | volume = 2 | page = 8 }}
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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
==See also== * MacNicol (crater), crater on Mercury * Clan MacNeacail, sometimes known as Clan MacNicol, Scottish clan long associated with the Isle of Skye * McNicol * McNichol * Nicol (surname)
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