Ogilwy Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ogilwy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v.
Read More About This SurnameOgilwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Ogilwy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v. Lower).
Robertas Ogill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1583. Cathbert Ogle, Northumberland Register of the University of Oxford.
1637. Married — John Barnes and Elizabeth Ogle: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1803. — Charles Ogle and Charlotte Martha Gage: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local origin from the place named Ogle in Northumberland. Robert de Ogle before his death in 1362 held half the barony of the Hospital in Northumberland (Bain, IV, 73). Henry de Ogle witnessed a charter of lands in Fife, 1395 (Wemyss, II, 33), and Patrick Ogyll witnessed a papal dispensation by the bishop of Dunblane in 1422 (Hay, 10). Alexander de Ogil de Popil was one of an assize on the lands of Gladmor, 1430 (James II, 16), and Patrick Ogyl (Ogyll or Ogill) held a tenement in Haddington in 1458 and was witness there in same year (Neubotle, p. 244,246-248). John Ogyll witnessed an instrument of sasine in favor of Adam Crechtoun of Ruchtven (Ruthven) in 1501 (Bamff, p. 39), the seal of Patrick Ogil is appended to a retour of 1538 (Seals Supp., 787), William Ogill was a witness in Argyll, 1563 (HP. II, p. 206), payment was made to William Ogill, writer in chancery, in 1561 (ER., XIX, p. 136), and Henry Ogle is recorded at Hirsell in 1727 (Lauder).
The extinct peerage family (from whom springs the existing baronet), rose to eminence in the twelfth century, and derived their surname from the lordship of Oggil, co. Northumberland; but Ogle appears also to be an Anglo-Saxon or Danish personal name, as it occurs, in composition with topographical expressions, in several family names, as Ogilvie, Ogilwy, Ogilby, and Oglesby, the residence of Ogle; Oglethorpe, the village of Ogle, &c.
Local: from the Ogle Castle in Northumberland. The family are descended from Robert Ogle of Ogle, temp. Edward III.
Ogilwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogilwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogilwy occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogilwy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Ogilwy are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.
Ogilwy is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Ogilwy is most common in: Greater London, where 89 percent live and Norfolk, where 11 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Ogilwy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ogilwy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ogilwy surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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