Auchterlony Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Auchterlony Surname Definition:

Surnames of old families in Angus, derived from the lands of Auchterlonie near Forfar. John of Othirlony exchanged with Walter, son of Turpin his lands of Othirlony for those of Kenny c. 1226—39 (RAA., I, p. 262—263). Wauter de Oghterloveny of the county of Fyfe who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p.

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Auchterlony Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Auchterlony Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames of old families in Angus, derived from the lands of Auchterlonie near Forfar. John of Othirlony exchanged with Walter, son of Turpin his lands of Othirlony for those of Kenny c. 1226—39 (RAA., I, p. 262—263). Wauter de Oghterloveny of the county of Fyfe who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209) is said in Nisbet to be Auchterlonie of that Ilk. William of Ochterlowny was one of the assize on the marches of Woodwrae in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22). Alexander de Uchtirlowny was a charter witness in Perth in 1410 (RMS., I, 927), Thomas de Ochtirlony a charter witness in Dundee in 1430 (HP., II, p. 164), and David Ochterlovnie witnessed an instrument of the procurator of Brechin in 1457 (REB., II, 140). William Auchterlouny de Kellie was sheriff of Forfar in 1514 (SCM., V, p. 291), Eduard Auchtirlonye sat as sheriff-depute at Cupar in 1518 (SCBF., p. 136), and David Auchterlonyng was admitted burgess of Glasgow as servitor to the marquis of Hamilton in 1627 (Burgesses). The Ochterlonies of Kintrockat and the Ochterlonies of Pitforthy (in Ayrshire) are descended from the Auchterlonies of Kelly. Auchtirlony 1585, Auchterloney 1672, Aughterlonie 1639, Ochirlony 1512, Ochthorlony 1511, Ochtirlony 1451, Ochtyrlowny 1395, Ouchterlovnie 1454, Ouchtirlovny 1409, Ouchterlowny 1535, Ouchtirlowny 1502, Oughterlonie 1688, Wchtirlowny 1461, and (undated) Achterlonie, Ouchterlone, Ouchterlonie, Ouchterlony, Ochterlonie, Oughterlonie.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The height of the meadow or marsh.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Or Ochterlony (Scotch), Height of the marsh or meadow. Uachdar, summit, upper part.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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Auchterlony Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Auchterlony Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Auchterlony occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Auchterlony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Auchterlony is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Auchterlony is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Auchterlony live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Auchterlony is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933.

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