MacElveen History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the MacElveen familyThe surname MacElveen was first found in Dumfries where Thomas Makgilvane was a tenant under Douglas in the barony of Buittle in 1376. The name was derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, meaning 'son of the servant of S. Beathin' (Bean). There are many spelling variations of the name due to the English translation from Gaelic. John Mcilmeyne was a witness in Dumfries in 1477 and Gilbert Makilmeyn de Grummat was listed here in 1503. 1 Allan McYlveine de Grumet who appears as bailie of the Abbey of Crossraguel in 1523 is Alan Makilwene, juror on assize in the bailliary of Carrick in 1532. 1 Early History of the MacElveen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacElveen research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1526, 1546, 1547, 1566, 1569, 1570, 1574, 1627, 1628, 1674, 1764, 1790, 1797, 1814, 1818, 1831, 1843, 1853, 1871 and 1882 are included under the topic Early MacElveen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacElveen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacIlvean, MacIlvane, MacIlvenna, MacIlwain, MacIlwaine and many more. Early Notables of the MacElveen familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacElveen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the MacElveen family to IrelandSome of the MacElveen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the MacElveen familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James, John, Neil, Patrick, William MacIlvain all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Alexander, Charles, Daniel, John, Mary, Owen MacIlvaine all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
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