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Etymology of Ogletree

What does the name Ogletree mean?

The Ogletree 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 Ogletree family

The surname Ogletree 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 Ogletree family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ogletree research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1424, 1542 and 1548 are included under the topic Early Ogletree History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ogletree Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ogletree family

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Ogletree Ranking

In the United States, the name Ogletree is the 7,257th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Ogletree family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sir James Stewart of Killeith, 4th Lord Ochiltree, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1629; Daniel Ochiltree, who came to Virginia in 1696; Hugh Ochiltree, who settled in Virginia in 1696.

Contemporary Notables of the name Ogletree (post 1700)+

  • Charles James Ogletree Jr. (1952-2023), American attorney, law professor and the Jesse Climenko Professor at Harvard Law School
  • Craig Algernon Ogletree (1968-2021), American football linebacker who played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1990; he died from complications of COVID-19 on August 9, 2021
  • Charles S. "Charlie" Ogletree (b. 1967), American silver medalist sailor at the 2004 Olympic Games
  • Alec Ogletree (b. 1991), American NFL football linebacker for the St. Louis Rams
  • Kevin Ogletree (b. 1987), American NFL football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions
  • Thomas Avery Ogletree (1890-1958), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Sylacauga, Alabama, 1934-40 2
  • Renae Ogletree, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 3
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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