Ogilvie Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ogilvie Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ogilvie family

Profession Census Frequency
School 66
Private Means 16
None 13
Dressmaker 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Labourer 5
Clerk 5
Student 4
General Labourer 4
Blacksmith 4
Dress Maker 3
Journalist 3
Solicitor 3
Engineer 3
Scholar 2
Stone Mason 2
Farm Labourer 2
Grocer 2
Shop Assistant 2
Tanner Beamhand 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
General Servant 2
House Plumber 2
Coal Merchant 2
Cook Domestic 2

Ogilvie Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gleave 29% 9,111
2 Ogilvie 100% 3,063
3 Glove 43% 935
4 Glave 43% 770
5 Gleve 43% 281

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The surname Ogilvie is the 2nd most popular variant of Gleave.

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