McIlvin Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McIlvin 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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McIlvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

McIlvin 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)

McIlvin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McIlvin is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlvin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McIlvin are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 44 percent live, Florida, where 38 percent live and Connecticut, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

McIlvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIlvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McIlvin last name fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McIlvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McIlvin surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McIlvin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $52,422 USD per year.

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