MacGilvray Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacGilvray Surname Definition:

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

MacGilvray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Scotland391:137,2778,372
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGilvray953,531/
MacGillvray9595/
MacGilvra9540/
MacGilivray9516/
MacGiluvray951/
MacGillivray916,227/
MacGillevray911/
McGillvray90245/
McGilveray9076/
MacGilvary9046/
McGilvreay9021/
Macgilvery9014/
McGilviray908/
McGilivray907/
McGilvaray906/
MacGilvrey902/
MacGilbray901/
MacGilvroy901/
Macgilivry901/
McGilevray900/
McGilvra89279/
McGilvry8963/
MacGilliveray876/
MacGillievray871/
McGillivray865,232/
Macgillavry86181/
MacGillvary8646/
McGillveray8628/
McGillviray8617/
MacGillivra868/
McGillevray864/
MacGilivary862/
MacGillvery862/
MacGillivry862/
Macgilivery862/
McGuillvray861/
McGillavray860/
McGillovray860/
McGilvery84940/
McGilvary84594/
McGilvrey84235/
McGilvroy842/
McGilavry841/
Mcglivray841/
McGilvory840/
McGilvera840/
McGelvray840/
McGilivry840/
McGilviry840/
MacGillivary82858/
MacGillivery824/
MacGillivroy823/
McGilliveray822/
MacGallivray821/
MacGillivrey821/
MacGullivray821/
McGaillivray821/
McGillivaray821/
MacGilliviry821/
McGillvary80201/
McGilveary8090/
McGillvrey8064/
MacGilfrey8062/
McGillvery8059/
McGilivary8011/
McGillavry807/
McGillivry804/
McGuilvery804/
McGuilvary803/
MacGillivr803/
McGillevry802/
McGilvarey800/
McGilvorey800/
McGilavary800/
McGilvaryu800/
McGilverry800/
McGilver782/
McGilfry780/
McGillivary76538/
McGillivery7631/
McGillivrae768/
McGillveary767/
McGillivroy766/
McGillivrey765/
McGillavary761/
McGillivory761/
McGillivrwy761/
McGilvearoy761/
Mcguillvery761/
McGïllivray761/
McGillavery760/
McGillevary760/
McGillverry760/
MacGlover7427/
McGlivrey742/
McGlivery742/
Mogilvrey741/
McGillver741/
McGilfrey740/
McGelevry740/
McGelvery740/
McCalvray740/
McGillvre740/
McGelvory740/
McGilliverry730/
McGilliveary730/
McGillivriae730/
MacLver7120/
MacLvor713/
McGullvary701/
MacLiver67123/
McGlover6768/
Macoliveira672/
Maclewry671/
Maclavar671/
McClvery671/
Macalver671/
Maclover671/
Maguila Vieira671/
Macai Oliveira671/
McAlvery670/
McAlvory670/
McLlvery670/

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