Ogilive Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Ogilive 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).

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Ogilive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England31:18,572,686338,250
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ogilive 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.

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

OGILVIE: Local. From the lands of Ogilvie, in Scotland. It may come from the Welsh Ochil, a high place.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ogilive Last Name Facts

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

Ogilive is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogilive? popularity and diffusion

Ogilive is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Ogilive occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ogilive live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Ogilive is most prevalent in: California, where 21 percent live, Tennessee, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Ogilive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ogilive has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ogilive surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogilive Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ogilive earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $54,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogilivie9346/
O'Gilivie881/
Ogilivy862/
Ogelive860/
Ogelivie805/
Ogilevey800/
Ojilibe7144/
Agilave7113/
Egiliwe7112/
Ogileba714/
Agilibe711/
Ogeliva711/
Ogiliby710/
Ogailebe6770/
Angilibe672/
Ogilebee670/

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