Family name Macgillivary (Macgillivary 
) , globally, is a rare last name. The cognomen Macgillivary is characteristic of Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and the United States, where it is a very rare surname.
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| Macgillivary | New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
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charles andrew macgillivary United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1917-2000), US (b. 1917) |
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| bob macgillivary college basketball player (1957–1959) North Carolina State |
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