MacAully Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
MacAully Surname Definition:
(1) Gaelic. MacAmhalghaidh, 'son of Amalghaidh,' an old Irish personal name, pronounced almost as Macaulay or Macowley. From this comes the name of the Dumbartonshire Macaulays. (2) Gaelic MacAmKlaibh or MacAmhlaidh, 'son of Amlaib,' the old Gaelic form of N.
Read More About This SurnameMacAully Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
MacAully (37) may also be a first name.
MacAully Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Gaelic. MacAmhalghaidh, 'son of Amalghaidh,' an old Irish personal name, pronounced almost as Macaulay or Macowley. From this comes the name of the Dumbartonshire Macaulays. (2) Gaelic MacAmKlaibh or MacAmhlaidh, 'son of Amlaib,' the old Gaelic form of N. Olafr. From this comes the Hebridean name Macaulay. Duncan filius Auleth witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Levenax, c. 1285 (Levenax, p. 87). As Duncan Macameleth he witnessed a grant to his cousin Murechauch filius Kork by Thomas de Cremennane c. 1290 (ibid., p. 80). In 1326 there is entry of a payment of cheese to two men of Iwar McAulay in Lennox (ER., I, p. 57). Awla McAwla of Ardencapill appears in 1536 (RSS., II, 2152), and we have McCalla of Ardincapill in 1592. Another Awla McAwla was clerk of the watch of Queen Mary's guard, 1566 (MCM., I, p. 35). Duncan M'Auihlay was minister of Fortirgall, 1581 (BBT., p. 226). John Makalley was indweller in Inverness, 1602 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 3), and John Dow McAwla and Awla McAwla, his son, in Gairlochhead, were fined for reset of clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 643). John M'Kauley, merchant burgess of Edinburgh was heir of Thomas M'Cauley there, 1623 (Inquis., 1100), and Thomas Makcaulay, writer to the signet in Edinburgh, 1638, appears in 1647 as M'Callow and in 1648 as M'Calley (ibid., 829,988, 1000). John Dow M'Aule appears in Clenfalloch in 1638 (BBT., p. 401), John Mackalla was armourer and sword-sliper in Edinburgh, 1684 (BOEC., IX p. 133), and George Makallay was retoured heir of Patrick M'Kalla, apothecary in Cupar, 1688 (Retours, Fife, 1298). Hume of Crossrig (Diary, p. 127) mentions a controverted election in Haddington, 1703, between Provost McCalla and Edgar the late provost. M'Ala 1582, M'Alay 1546, M'Aula 1717, M'AuIla 1740, McAullay 1721, Macawlay 1591, M'Cala 1582, McCalius (in Latin doc.) 1622, M'Calla and Makcalla 1606, McCallay 1528, McCalley 1598, M'Callie and Mackaula 1663, McCally 1707, McCaula 1589, McCaulaw 1541, McCaulay 1603, McKaula 1686, Makkalay 1454, M'Kallay 1604.
(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]
(Clan Aula). Long considered to have been derived from the old Earls of Lennox, and to have got their name from Aulay son of Aulay, who appears in Bagman Roll; but Skene asserts that they were of the family of De Fasselane, who at a later period succeeded to that earldom. Dr. Hume suggests quite a different origin, from Olav, the Scandinavian name, thus-Mac Olav, Mac Aulif, Macauley. Ulster Journ, of Archaeology, No. 21.
The son of Aulay. The family claim to be descended from Aulay, grandson of Aulay, brother of Maldowan, Earl of Lennox.
(Celtic.) The son of the rock.
MacAully Demographics
MacAully Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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MacAully Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacAully Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacAully is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name MacAully? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of MacAully live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 60 percent live, Adamawa, where 7 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
MacAully Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of MacAully has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
MacAully Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the MacAully last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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