McIlvan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

McIlvan Surname Definition:

MACGILVANE, Macilvain, Macilvaine, Macilvane, Macilvean, Macilwaine, MACKILVAIN: Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, 'son of the servant of S. Beathin' (Bean). Thomas Makgilvane was a tenant under Douglas in the barony of Buittle, 1376 (RHM., I, p.

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McIlvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McIlvan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGILVANE, Macilvain, Macilvaine, Macilvane, Macilvean, Macilwaine, MACKILVAIN: Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, 'son of the servant of S. Beathin' (Bean). Thomas Makgilvane was a tenant under Douglas in the barony of Buittle, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lix). John Mcilmeyne was a witness in Dumfries, 1477 (Edgar, p. 227). Gilbert Makilmeyn de Grummat, 1503 (RSS., I, 947). Allan McYlveine de Grumet who appears as bailie of the Abbey of Crossraguel in 1523 (Crossraguel, I, p. 71) is Alan Makilwene, juror on assize in the bailliary of Carrick, 1532 (RMS., III, 1196). Alane Maldlvane follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Gilbert Macywene and Allan Macywene of Grumett are in record, 1546 (ALHT., VIII, p. 202), and Patrick M'llvayne was heir of Gilbert M'llvayne of Grummet who was killed in battle of Fawsyde, 1547 (Retours, Ayr, 1). Mr Rollo Makylmenaeus who translated the Logike of Peter Ramus, published in London, 1574, may have been Ronald Macllmeine who appears as a student at St. Andrews University in 1566 as Rolandus M'Kilwein, in 1569 as Renaldus Makilmain, and as Rollandus Machilmane in 1570 (ERUS.). He was probably a member of the family Macilvain of Grumet or Grummet in Carrick. John M'Kilvane and John M'Kilven were two of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 254). Gilbert M'llwyand had sasine of two merklands of Multouns, Galloway, 1674 (M'Kerlie, I, p. 171). Margaret M'llmeane appears at Carsbratt in 1628 (Dumfries), and Uexandsr Milmine in Sautcroft, 1790 (Wigtown). Makilvene, M'Gilweane, McIlveane, Makilwyane, Mekilwaine; in 1684 the name is spelled Mclllvain, McElvain, McIllveyan, Mcllweian, Mcllweine, Mcllwain, McKelvain, McKilweyan, McKilwyan (Parish).

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

McIlvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McIlvan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname McIlvan is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McIlvan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States McIlvan is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 44 percent reside, Texas, where 33 percent reside and Arkansas, where 11 percent reside.

McIlvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIlvan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McIlvan surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McIlvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McIlvan surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

McIlvan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

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