| ![Show Contents]() McElvany History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Early Origins of the McElvany familyThe surname McElvany 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 McElvany familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McElvany 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 McElvany History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McElvany Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacIlvean, MacIlvane, MacIlvenna, MacIlwain, MacIlwaine and many more. Early Notables of the McElvany familyMore information is included under the topic Early McElvany Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McElvany family to Ireland
Some of the McElvany family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 191 words (14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McElvany 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.
| Contemporary Notables of the name McElvany (post 1700) | + |
- Robert D. McElvany, American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Huntington, 1910, 1912
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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