McGillavry Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGillavry Surname Definition:

MACILVORA, Macilvoray, Macgillivray: Archibald Mcllvoray, tenant and servant of James Campbell of Ardkinglas, 1579 (RPC., III p. 235). Donald Macolvorie or Malcovorie in Glasgow University, 1590-1593 (RUG., III). Margaret MTlworrie in Carren, 1672 (HP.

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McGillavry Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953

McGillavry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILVORA, Macilvoray, Macgillivray: Archibald Mcllvoray, tenant and servant of James Campbell of Ardkinglas, 1579 (RPC., III p. 235). Donald Macolvorie or Malcovorie in Glasgow University, 1590-1593 (RUG., III). Margaret MTlworrie in Carren, 1672 (HP., II, p. 208). John M'llvorrie in Isle of Erraie and Malcolm M'llvorrie in Forwachlie were denounced rebels, 1675 (HP., I, p. 298,299). Angus McOulvorie in Neather Rible, 1726 (ibid., II, p. 323).

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

(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
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McGillavry Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGillavry has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGillavry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 143 percent of McGillavry live; 114 percent live in Northern Europe and 114 percent live in British Isles.

McGillavry is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 100 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGilavry951/
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McGillevry902/
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McGillovray860/
McLavry820/
McClavry780/
Mcleavery742/
Mclabry713/
McLowry597/
McClowry56128/
McLawrie560/
McClowrey530/
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