Ogilvy (name)
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Ogilvy is a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 locational surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 originating in 1172 from the barony of Ogilvie, located in the former Scottish county of Angus. Ogilvy derives from Old Welsh words ugl ("high") and ma (a place). There are several variant spellings.

Clan Ogilvy
Clan Ogilvy
-Origins of the clan:The Ogilvys are one of the most distinguished families in Scotland and take their name from Gillebride the second son of Gille Chriosd, Celtic Earl of Angus...

 is a Scottish clan, of whom the Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen...

 is chief. The titles Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen...

, Earl of Findlater, and Earl of Seafield
Earl of Seafield
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as Earl of Findlater. The titles remained united until the earldom of Findlater became extinct in 1811. The earldom of Seafield is still extant, however...

 are held by branches of the Ogilvy family.

Other notable people with the name Ogilvy include:

Surname

  • Andrew Ogilvy
    Andrew Ogilvy
    Andrew James "A.J." Ogilvy is an Australian basketball player currently with Power Electronics Valencia. He was also the starting center for the Commodores college basketball team at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. On 8 April 2010, Ogilvy announced that he was making...

     (born 1988), basketball player
  • Sir Angus Ogilvy
    Angus Ogilvy
    Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, was a British businessman best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II....

     (1928–2004), British businessman and husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent
  • Bernie Ogilvy
    Bernie Ogilvy
    Bernard James Ogilvy is a New Zealand educator and politician. He was a list member of Parliament for the United Future New Zealand party from 2002 to 2005...

    , New Zealand politician
  • David Ogilvy (disambiguation), various people
  • Geoff Ogilvy
    Geoff Ogilvy
    Geoff Charles Ogilvy is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships.-Professional career:...

     (born 1977), Australian golfer
  • George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff
    George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff
    George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff was member of the old Scottish Parliament, a feudal baron, and a Cavalier.-Family:The son of Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Lord Banff, and 1st Baronet , by his spouse Janet, daughter of William Sutherland, Lord Duffus...

     (died 1668), Scottish Royalist
  • Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Raymond Ogilvy is an English film and television actor.-Early life:He was born in Woking, Surrey, England, the son of advertising executive Francis Ogilvy and actress Aileen Raymond .He was educated at Sunningdale School, Eton College and at the Royal Academy of...

     (born 1943), English actor
  • James Ogilvy
    James Ogilvy
    James Robert Bruce Ogilvy is the elder child and only son of the late Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. He was born in Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey and was the first of four babies born to royals in 1964. When he was born he was 13th in the line of succession to the...

     (born 1964), minor British royalty
  • Julia Ogilvy
    Julia Ogilvy
    Julia Caroline Ogilvy is a member of the extended British Royal Family. She is the wife of James Ogilvy, the only son of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, who is a granddaughter of King George V.Julia was born in Cambridge, England...

     (born 1964), minor British royalty
  • Marion Ogilvy
    Marion Ogilvy
    Marion Ogilvy was the wife or mistress of Cardinal Beaton an advisor of James V of Scotland.Marion was a younger daughter of Sir James Ogilvy of Lintrathen. Sir James, a diplomat, was created Lord Ogilvy of Airlie by James IV of Scotland in 1491. Her mother was Janet Lyle Marion Ogilvy (c....

     (died 1575), mistress of Scottish Cardinal
    David Beaton
    The Most Rev. Dr. David Cardinal Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.-Career:...


Fictional characters

  • Ogilvy, fake Oceanic soldier in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
    Nineteen Eighty-Four
    Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...

  • Ogilvy, astronomer in H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...

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