# Ogilvy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ogilvy/  
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) | 176 |
| US rank (2010) | 102,197 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,754,236 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.1% (178 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Ogilvie.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ogilvy 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) | 98% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ogilvy in the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Ogilvy

- David Ogilvy, British advertising executive (1911-1999)
- Ian Ogilvy, British actor
- Angus Ogilvy, British businessman (1928-2004)
- Geoff Ogilvy, Australian professional golfer
- Andrew Ogilvy, Australian/Irish basketball player

## Similar surnames

Ogilvie, 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.