McGillivray

English

Alternative forms

• MacGillivray, McGilvary, McGilvery, McGilvray

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.

Proper noun

McGillivray (plural McGillivrays)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• McGillivray syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGillivray is the 20408^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1302 individuals. McGillivray is most common among White (94.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGillivray”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.