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Early Origins of the McIlvaney family

The surname McIlvaney 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 McIlvaney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McIlvaney 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 McIlvaney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McIlvaney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacIlvean, MacIlvane, MacIlvenna, MacIlwain, MacIlwaine and many more.

Early Notables of the McIlvaney family

More information is included under the topic Early McIlvaney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the McIlvaney family to Ireland

Some of the McIlvaney 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 McIlvaney family

Some 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 McIlvaney (post 1700) +

  • Alec McIlvaney, American special effects artist, known for The Flash (2023), The Matrix Resurrections (2021) and Secret Invasion (2023)
  • Nancy McIlvaney, American set director, known for Spiderhead (2022)
  • Jim McIlvaney, British heavyweight boxer who competed in the late 1960s
  1. 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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