McKilvey Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McKilvey Surname Definition:

MACKELVIE, Mackelvey, Mackelvy, Mackilvie: Gaelic Mac Shealbhaigh, 'Selbach's son.' Sealbhach mac Shealbhaich is the hero in the tale of the Balieveolan Glassrig (Macdougall, Folk tales and fairy lore, 1910, p. 216). Morice Macsalny of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296.

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McKilvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

McKilvey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKELVIE, Mackelvey, Mackelvy, Mackilvie: Gaelic Mac Shealbhaigh, 'Selbach's son.' Sealbhach mac Shealbhaich is the hero in the tale of the Balieveolan Glassrig (Macdougall, Folk tales and fairy lore, 1910, p. 216). Morice Macsalny of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears a hunting horn stringed, S' Morid f' salni (Bain, II, p. 210,557). In 1300 we have record of an allowance to Mathew, son of Maurice Make Salui, a Galloway hostage (ibid., 1179; Hist. Docs., II, p. 426). Robert M'Kelvie in office-croft in Tongueland, 1736 (Kirkcudbright), and Andrew M'Kelvie was barn-officer of the earl of Stair, 1744 (Wigtown). In 1684 the name appears (Parish) as McKelvie, Mcllvey, Mclwie, McKelway, Kelvie (Kelvy).

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

McKilvey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKilvey is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McKilvey.

How Common Is The Last Name McKilvey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McKilvey is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKilvey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McKilvey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McKilvey is most numerous in: Connecticut, where 100 percent reside.

McKilvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKilvey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKilvey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

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