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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macaulley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Macaulley occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Macaulley are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Macaulley is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Macaulley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Macaulley has changed over time. 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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Footnotes
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