How common is the surname Ogilvy?

176 people in the United States had the surname Ogilvy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,754,236 Americans. It ranked 102,197th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ogilvy?

David Ogilvy, British advertising executive (1911-1999), followed by Ian Ogilvy.

Where is the surname Ogilvy most common?

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

How do you pronounce Ogilvy?

Ogilvy is /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Ogilvy getting more or less common?

Less common. 178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 176 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Ogilvy

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 176 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex O241

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ogilvy is more common than 37% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of Ogilvie.

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 176 people named Ogilvy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,754,236 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 178.

#102,197

rank among US surnames

176

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #95,091)

Who is named Ogilvy

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

98% of people named Ogilvy identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ogilvys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Ogilvy
British advertising executive (1911-1999)
Ian Ogilvy
British actor, born 1943
Angus Ogilvy
British businessman (1928-2004)
Geoff Ogilvy
Australian professional golfer, born 1977
Andrew Ogilvy
Australian/Irish basketball player, born 1988

Notable Ogilvys come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ogilvy

Ogilvie

Ogilvy 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 Ogilvy come from?: Variant of Ogilvie.
How common is the surname Ogilvy?: 176 people in the United States had the surname Ogilvy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,754,236 Americans. It ranked 102,197th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ogilvy?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Ogilvy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ogilvy?: David Ogilvy, British advertising executive (1911-1999), followed by Ian Ogilvy.
Where is the surname Ogilvy most common?: Wikidata records people named Ogilvy in the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Ogilvy?: Ogilvy is /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Ogilvy getting more or less common?: Less common. 178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 176 in 2010, down 1.1%.