Macgillivray Family

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About the Macgillivray surname

The surname Macgillivray is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-ji-ji-vrè/makʒijivʁɛ/

Most frequent given names among the Macgillivray family

Men

  1. 1John13
  2. 2Alexander10
  3. 3William9
  4. 4Donald7
  5. 5James5

Women

  1. 1Catherine10
  2. 2Margaret7
  3. 3Claire6
  4. 4Marie6
  5. 5France5
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The Macgillivray name in our genealogy archives

656occurrences in our collections
7collections containing this name
1791First mention of the name
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