MacGilvray Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
MacGilvray Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Gille- Bhràth = Servant of Judgment [Gaelic gille, servant + bhràth, genit. of bràth, judgment]
MacGilvray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
MacGilvray 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]
MacGilvray Demographics
Average MacGilvray Salary in
United States
$54,506 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
MacGilvray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacGilvray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacGilvray occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacGilvray? popularity and diffusion
MacGilvray is the 849,693rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name MacGilvray is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of MacGilvray reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
MacGilvray Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the MacGilvray surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
MacGilvray earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.32% more than the national average, earning $54,506 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacGilvray
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis