Macaulley Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Macaulley Surname Definition:
(Celtic+Scand.) Son of Olaf = Ancestral Relic [Gaelic Mac Amhlaidh or Amhlaoibh-mac, son; Old Norse Olaf-ái, great grandfather + leif, relic] (Celtic) Son of Aulay or Auley [Gaelic and Irish Mac Amhalghadha]
Macaulley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Macaulley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic+Scand.) Son of Olaf = Ancestral Relic [Gaelic Mac Amhlaidh or Amhlaoibh-mac, son; Old Norse Olaf-ái, great grandfather + leif, relic] (Celtic) Son of Aulay or Auley [Gaelic and Irish Mac Amhalghadha]
Macaulley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macaulley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Macaulley occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macaulley? popularity and diffusion
Macaulley is the 2,689,253rd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Macaulley live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Macaulley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Macaulley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Macaulley last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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