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Ogilvy History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Ogilvy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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The Ogilvy surname is a habitational name from a place near Glamis, in county of Angus (present day region of Tayside), which is first recorded c.1205 in the form Ogilvin. The root of the place name is thought to be from the Welsh "uchel," meaning "high."

Early Origins of the Ogilvy family

The surname Ogilvy was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where Gilbert, son of Gillebride, 1st Earl of Angus, obtained a charter of the lands of Purin, Ogguluin and Kynmethan, in Angus between 1172 and 1177. Gilbert is also on record as a witness of a grant of the church of Monyfode to the Abbey of Arbroath by his brother, Gilchrist, 3rd Earl of Angys between 1201-04. There is also early record of an Alexander de Oggoluin, who had a Charter of the lands of Belauht around 1232. Patrick Oggelville or Eggilvyn (of county Forfar) swore an oath of allegiance to King Edward the 1st of England in 1296.

Early History of the Ogilvy family

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Ogilvy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ogilvie, Ogilvy, Oguilvie, Ogilby, Ogleby and many more.

Early Notables of the Ogilvy family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was

Saint John Ogilvie (1579-1615), a Jesuit priest, and a cadet of Ogilvy of Findlater, who was arrested and hanged at Glasgow Cross for his defense of the spiritual supremacy of the papacy...
Also of note was Sir George Ogilvy of Barras (d. c. 1679), who defended Dunnottar Castle against Cromwell in 1651 and 1652, and is said to have saved the regalia of Scotland from falling into Cromwell...

Ogilvy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ogilvy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Ogilvy, who arrived in Virginia in 1666

Ogilvy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Ogilvy, who settled in St. Kitts in 1716
George Ogilvy, who arrived in Maryland in 1756
Alexander Ogilvy, who landed in America in 1790 1

Ogilvy migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ogilvy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Ogilvy, aged 33, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Telegraph"

Ogilvy migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ogilvy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Ann Ogilvy, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sandford" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th July 1856 2
Mr. Walter Ogilvy, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sandford" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th July 1856 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ogilvy (post 1700) +

Lyman Ogilvy, American Bishop
Captain David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy KT GCVO PC JP (1926-2023), 13th and 8th Earl of Airlie, a Scottish landowner, soldier, banker and peer, Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle (2007-2023), Lord Chamberlain of the Household (1984-1997)
David Ogilvy (1893-1968), 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain of Britain (1937-1965) and (1936-1967)
David Ogilvy (1856-1900), 11th Earl of Airlie, Scottish soldier and representative peer
David Ogilvy (1826-1881), 10th Earl of Airlie, Scottish representative peer
David Ogilvy (1785-1849), 9th Earl of Airlie, Scottish representative peer, Lord Lieutenant of Angus (1826-1849)
Bernard James "Bernie" Ogilvy, New Zealand educator and politician
Princess Alexandra Ogilvy (b. 1936), member of the British Royal Family, 33rd in the line of succession to the British throne
Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (1928-2004), British businessman, best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
David MacKenzie Ogilvy (1911-1999), Scottish (English born) advertising executive, known as "The Father of Advertising"

The Ogilvy Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Tout jour
Motto Translation: To the end

Citations +

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html