MacGillvray Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

MacGillvray Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Gille- Bhràth = Servant of Judgment [Gaelic gille, servant + bhràth, genit. of bràth, judgment]

MacGillvray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

MacGillvray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Gille- Bhràth = Servant of Judgment [Gaelic gille, servant + bhràth, genit. of bràth, judgment]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacGillvray Last Name Facts

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

MacGillvray is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGillvray? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of MacGillvray are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 35 percent reside, Utah, where 30 percent reside and California, where 19 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 40 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

MacGillvray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacGillvray last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacGillvray earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGilvray95322/
McGillvray95245/
McGilvray903,531/
MacGilvra9040/
MacGilvrey862/
MacGilbray861/
MacGilvroy861/
McGilbray8079/
Magilbray802/
Maguilbray7639/
McGilbra74152/
Maclewry631/
MacKlewrath550/
Makhlwra531/

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