O'Gilvie Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
O'Gilvie Surname Definition:
OGILVIE, Ogilvy: Of territorial origin from the barony of Ogilvie in the parish of Glamis in Angus. Gilbert, son of Gillebride, first earl of Angus, and younger brother of Gilcrist, third earl of Angus, obtained a charter between 1172-77 of the lands of Purin Ogguluin, and Kynmethan (Douglas, III, 349).
Read More About This SurnameO'Gilvie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 214 | 1:13,411 | 1,335 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,379 | 1:1,573 | 287 |
| England | 521 | 1:46,786 | 5,797 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
O'Gilvie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
OGILVIE, Ogilvy: Of territorial origin from the barony of Ogilvie in the parish of Glamis in Angus. Gilbert, son of Gillebride, first earl of Angus, and younger brother of Gilcrist, third earl of Angus, obtained a charter between 1172-77 of the lands of Purin Ogguluin, and Kynmethan (Douglas, III, 349). This charter exists only in a transumpt made in 1577, as the original was then "werray auld, warne and consumit, and skantlie may be weill red." This Gilbert is also witness to a grant by his brother Gilchrist of the church of Moryfode to the Abbey of Aberbrothok between 1201-4 (RAA., I, 29). Alexander de Oggoluin had a charter of the lands of Bela it and others before 1232 (SHSM., IV, p. 315). Patrick de Oggiluill occurs as witness to a mortification by Roger de Quincy, earl of Winchester, Constable of Scotland, of the church of Losrech (Lathrisk) to the Priory of St. Andrews about 1267 (RPSA., p. 337). He also, as Oggelville and Eggilvyn, took the oath of fealty in 1296. His seal bears a dog at foot of tree, between 2 cinquefoils, and S' Patricii de Oggilvile (Bain, II, p. 195,550) Walter de Ogilby was appointed High Treasurer of Scotland in 1425, and about the same date Patrick de Ogilby was Justiciar of Scotland benorth the Forth (The Lennox, II, 62). David of Ogilby was hostage for the king of Scotland in 1425 and Thomas of Oglevy of Clova had a safe conduct in 1466 (Bain, IV, 981,983, 1366). A long-standing feud between the Campbells and the Ogilvies culminated in 1645 when the latter had their revenge for the burning of "The Bonnie House of Airlie" by setting fire to Castle Campbell near Dollar. An old rhyme referring to some Ogilvie of the past runs:
"Ugly you lived, and Ugly you the,Stolen from Fore-bears
And now in an ugly place you lie."
"Ugly" here, of course, is a pun on the surname. Old forms of the name in addition to those already noted are: Ogelbe 1531, Ogglebie 1665, Ogiluy 1501, Ogillwe 1533, Ogiluill 1250, Ogilwe 1533, Ogilwill 1348, Ogilwye 1685, Ogilvile 1425, Ogilvo 1516, Ogliwy 1545, Oglevie 1661, Ogvlui and Ogylvi 1483, Ogyluy 1526, Ogyluyll 1359, Ogylvil 1425, Ogylvy 1452, Ogyllwe 1534, Ogylwe 1492, Ogylwy 1509, Ogylwye 1456, and among the Scots Guards in the service of France it appeared as Ohilby. Other forms (undated) are Ogelvy, Ogiilvy, Ogilbe Ogilbie, Ogilvi, Ogilwie, Ogivlle, Ogylbe, Ongelby.
OGILVIE: Local. From the lands of Ogilvie, in Scotland. It may come from the Welsh Ochil, a high place.
O'Gilvie Demographics
Average O'Gilvie Salary in
United States
$59,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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O'Gilvie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Gilvie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Gilvie is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Gilvie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 868,551st most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name O'Gilvie is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of O'Gilvie live; 71 percent live in Caribbean and 70 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.
O'Gilvie is most common in Jamaica, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 13,411. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 47 percent are found and Surrey County, where 44 percent are found. Without taking into account Jamaica O'Gilvie exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
O'Gilvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Gilvie has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the O'Gilvie last name fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Gilvie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.
The amount O'Gilvie earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $39,689 CAD per year.
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