MacGilvra Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

MacGilvra Surname Definition:

MACGILVRA: Shortened form of Macgillivray, which see. M'Gilwia (in Cames). 1816.

MacGilvra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835

MacGilvra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGILVRA: Shortened form of Macgillivray, which see. M'Gilwia (in Cames). 1816.

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

(Scottish) The son of Gillebhrath (servant of judgment or doom).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacGilvra Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacGilvra is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGilvra? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacGilvra is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of MacGilvra live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States MacGilvra is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found, Washington, where 20 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 10 percent are found.

MacGilvra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacGilvra surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

MacGilvra earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGilvray95322/
McGilvra94279/
MacGillvray9095/
MacGilivray9016/
MacGillivra908/
MacGiluvray901/
McGilvray893,531/
McGilvera890/
MacGillivray866,227/
MacGillevray861/
McGillvray84245/
McGilveray8476/
MacGilvary8446/
McGilvreay8421/
Macgilvery8414/
McGilviray848/
McGilivray847/
McGilvaray846/
MacGillivr843/
MacGilvrey842/
MacGilbray841/
MacGilvroy841/
Macgilivry841/
McGilevray840/
McGilvry8263/
MacGilliveray826/
McGilver822/
MacGillievray821/
McGillivray805,232/
Macgillavry80181/
MacGillvary8046/
McGillveray8028/
McGillviray8017/
McGillivrae808/
McGillevray804/
MacGilivary802/
MacGillvery802/
MacGillivry802/
Macgilivery802/
McGuillvray801/
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McGilvery78940/
McGilvary78594/
McGilvrey78235/
MacGlover7827/
McGilvroy782/
McGillver781/
McGilavry781/
Mcglivray781/
McGilvory780/
McGelvray780/
McGillvre780/
McGilivry780/
McGilviry780/
MacGillivary76858/
MacGillivery764/
MacGillivroy763/
McGilliveray762/
MacGallivray761/
MacGillivrey761/
MacGullivray761/
McGaillivray761/
McGillivaray761/
MacGilliviry761/
McGillivriae760/
MacLver7520/
MacLvor753/
McGillvary74201/
McGilveary7490/
McGillvrey7464/
MacGilfrey7462/
McGillvery7459/
McGilivary7411/
McGillavry747/
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McGuilvery744/
McGuilvary743/
McGillevry742/
McGilvarey740/
McGilvorey740/
McGilavary740/
McGilvaryu740/
McGilverry740/
MacLiver71123/
McGlover7168/
Maclavar711/
Macalver711/
Maclover711/
McGilfry710/
McGillivary70538/
McGillivery7031/
McGillveary707/
McGillivroy706/
McGillivrey705/
Macoliveira702/
McGillavary701/
McGillivory701/
McGillivrwy701/
McGilvearoy701/
Mcguillvery701/
McGïllivray701/
Maguila Vieira701/
Macai Oliveira701/
McGillavery700/
McGillevary700/
McGillverry700/
McLver6745/
McLvor6716/
Machalvar678/
Magalavar677/
Magulavar674/
MacOliver674/
McGlivrey672/
MacClover672/
McGlivery672/
Mogilvrey671/
Maikalvar671/
McGilfrey670/
McGilliverry670/
McGelevry670/
McGilliveary670/
McGelvery670/
McCalvray670/
McGelvory670/
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