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    The surname Ogilvie

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 3,418 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex O241

    Ogilvie: #9,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ogilvie #9,510, 3,418 people Ogilvie: #9,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ogilvie #9,510, 3,418 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ogilvie is more common than 94.1% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    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.

    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 3,418 people named Ogilvie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,329 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,376.

    #9,510
    rank among US surnames
    3,418
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,916)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,501Beery3,42190,250
    #9,503Naugle3,42090,276
    #9,506Mosely3,41990,303
    #9,510Ogilvie3,41890,329
    #9,511Thibeault3,41790,356
    #9,515Hord3,41690,382

    Who is named Ogilvie

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

    78% of people named Ogilvie identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ogilvies

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bridget Ogilvie
      Australian scientist, 1938–2026
    • Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster
      British duchess (1731-1814); second of the famous Lennox sisters

    Notable Ogilvies come mostly from Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Ogilvie

    Ogilvie has the Soundex code O241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O241.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ogilvie come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Ogilvie?
    3,418 people in the United States had the surname Ogilvie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,329 Americans. It ranked 9,510th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ogilvie?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ogilvie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ogilvie?
    Bridget Ogilvie, Australian scientist, followed by Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster.
    Where is the surname Ogilvie most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ogilvie in Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Ogilvie?
    Ogilvie is /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Ogilvie getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,418 in 2010, up 1.2%.
    What are other spellings of Ogilvie?
    Ogilvy.