# Ogilvie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ogilvie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,418 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,510 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,329 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (3,376 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Ogilvy |

## Etymology

From the toponym Ogilvie Glen in Scotland. The name is of Pictish origin. The first element is either from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel (“high, elevated”), or else *ogel (“a ridge”). The second element the place-naming suffix -fa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ogilvie in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ogilvie in Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Ogilvie

- Bridget Ogilvie, Australian scientist
- Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster, British duchess (1731-1814); second of the famous Lennox sisters

## Similar surnames

Ogilvy, O'Sullivan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.