Cognomen Macgillivray (Macgillivray 
) , around the world, is quite a rare family name. The last name Macgillivray is habitual in Reunion, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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| Macgillivray | Canada, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Australia |
Mcgillivray, and Mcgïllivray
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william macgillivray Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (1796-1852), GB (b. 1796) |
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| marjory macgillivray (b. 1739) |
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john macgillivray British botanist (1821-1867), AU (b. 1821) |
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ivor macgillivray Australian politician, AU (b. 1840) |
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james pittendrigh macgillivray British artist, GB (b. 1856) |
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| charles robert macgillivray Scottish physician and Gaelic scholar (b. 1806) |
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| paul macgillivray British scientist (1834-1895), AU (b. 1834) |
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| george macgillivray (b. 1827) |
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| angus j. macgillivray Canadian politician (1865-1931), CA (b. 1865) |
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| william david kerr macgillivray (1867 - 1933), Naturalist, Physician and Ornithologist (b. 1867) |
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| alexander dyer macgillivray American entomologist (b. 1868) |
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| donald macgillivray (b. 1862) |
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| william david macgillivray (b. 1868) |
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| evan james macgillivray GB (b. 1873) |
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| ida lilian macgillivray (b. 1874) |
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