How common is the surname McGillivray?

1,302 people in the United States had the surname McGillivray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGillivray?

Perry McGillivray, American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1893–1944).

Where is the surname McGillivray most common?

Wikidata records people named McGillivray in the United States.

Is the surname McGillivray getting more or less common?

More common. 1,211 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname McGillivray

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,302 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M241

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGillivray is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,302 people named McGillivray in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,211.

#20,408

rank among US surnames

1,302

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,397)

Who is named McGillivray

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named McGillivray identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGillivrays

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Perry McGillivray
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1893–1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGillivray

McGillivray has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGillivray come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.
How common is the surname McGillivray?: 1,302 people in the United States had the surname McGillivray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGillivray?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGillivray identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGillivray?: Perry McGillivray, American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1893–1944).
Where is the surname McGillivray most common?: Wikidata records people named McGillivray in the United States.
Is the surname McGillivray getting more or less common?: More common. 1,211 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, up 7.5%.