McGilvra Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

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

McGilvra Surname Definition:

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

McGilvra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

McGilvra 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)

McGilvra Last Name Facts

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

McGilvra has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGilvra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McGilvra live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States McGilvra is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Washington, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Honduras, where 0 percent live.

McGilvra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGilvra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGilvra surname grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGilvra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGilvra last name are 12.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.7% registered to vote for the party.

McGilvra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $38,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGilevray890/
McGilvry8863/
Mgilvray881/
McIlvray880/
McGillevray844/
McGilvrey82235/
McGilvroy822/
McGelvray820/
McGillvrey7864/
McGillevry782/
McGillwray781/
McGillbray781/
McGilbrey714/

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McGilvra Reference & Research

MacGillivray FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGilvra
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