Ochiltree Surname History

Origins Available:
Scotland

Etymology of Ochiltree

What does the name Ochiltree mean?

The Ochiltree surname is thought to be a habitational surname, taken on from the village Ochiltree (formerly Uchletree), one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Early Origins of the Ochiltree family

The surname Ochiltree was first found in Linlithgow, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Ochiltree family

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Ochiltree Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ochiltree, Ochiltrie, Uchiltrie, MacUlchtree, Ogiltree and many more.

Early Notables of the Ochiltree family

Ochiltree of Glendaruel
Andrew Stewart (d. 1548), who was made Lord Ochiltree in 1542

Ochiltree migration to the United States +

Ochiltree Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

David Ochiltree who was one of Thomase banished to Virginia in 1685
David Ochiltree, who arrived in New Jersey in 1685 1
Daniel Ochiltree, who settled in Virginia in 1696
Hugh Ochiltree, who settled in Virginia in 1696

Contemporary Notables of the name Ochiltree (post 1700) +

Thomas Peck Ochiltree (1837-1902), U.S. Representative from Texas
William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867), American congressman from Texas, settled in Nacogdoches where he became an attorney and judge
Michael Ochiltree (d. 1445), 15th century Scottish prelate and administrator
Michael Ochiltree Ouchtre (d. 1445), 15th century Scottish prelate and administrator

Historic Events for the Ochiltree family +

HMS Vanguard

Mr. Robert R. Ochiltree, British ship's steward assistant, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)