Ogilvie Surname

29,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Ogilvie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Ogilvie (Forfar), early 13th cent. Ogilvin [the first element maybe theictish cognate of Welsh uchel, high; and (if the physiography of the place bears it out) the second element may represent a mutated form of Welsh bàn = Gaelic beinn, a peak: but further early forms are desirable] The third son [of Gilibride, Earl of Angus, temp.

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Ogilvie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4261:66,8007,781
Australia2,9301:9,2141,373
Canada2,5871:14,2432,102
England2,4761:22,5033,146
Scotland2,0201:2,650489
New Zealand6231:7,2691,238
Jamaica5431:5,285679
South Africa4851:111,70713,443
Panama741:52,8682,534
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
Grenada571:1,904325
Wales491:63,1545,613
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
France291:2,290,439180,028
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4931:101,86310,309

Ogilvie (203) may also be a first name.

Ogilvie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Ogilvie (Forfar), early 13th cent. Ogilvin [the first element maybe theictish cognate of Welsh uchel, high; and (if the physiography of the place bears it out) the second element may represent a mutated form of Welsh bàn = Gaelic beinn, a peak: but further early forms are desirable] The third son [of Gilibride, Earl of Angus, temp. David I.] Gilbert assumed the surname of Ogilvy from lands so called in his possession, of which, with Powrie and Kyneithein in Angus, he had a charter in 1172.—Burke’s Peerage, &c., sub nomine ‘Airlie’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from the barony of Ogilvie (high hill), in the parish of Glamis, in Angus.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Scotch), O'gille buidh, Descendant of the yellow-haired boy. I know of no other Scotch name with this Erse prefix.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ogilvie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogilvie is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogilvie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,912th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 407,832 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Ogilvie live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ogilvie is also the 635,584th most common first name in the world It is held by 203 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,426 people, or 1 in 66,800. In The United States Ogilvie is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Ogilvie is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Ogilvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ogilvie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ogilvie surname expanded 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ogilvie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ogilvie are 4.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ogilvie earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.01% less than the national average, earning 249,127 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning R 267,360 per year; in United States they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $48,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogilvi92157/
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Oglevie86176/
Ogelvie8681/
Oguilve8647/
Ogilbie8612/
Ogiluie863/
Ogilvis863/
Ogilvey863/
Ogilvje862/
Ogilwie861/
Ogilver861/
Ogilvei861/
Osilvie861/
Ogilvee861/
Ogulvie861/
Agilvie860/
Ojilvie860/
O'Gilvey801/
O'Gilbie800/
Ogilvy772,549/
Ogleve770/
Ogelvi770/
Oglevee71164/
O'Gilvy715/
Ogilbye711/
Oglebie710/
Ogelvey710/
Ogelbie710/
Oglevey710/

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