Maccawley Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Chile

Maccawley 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]

Maccawley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Maccawley 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Maccawley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maccawley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maccawley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maccawley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Maccawley reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 100 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCawley942,068/
MacAwley941/
MacAwly880/
Mccavley8217/
Macavley8212/
MacAwlay822/
Macawille789/
Macable755/
Macavlay713/
MacKable710/
Macawilli671/
Macabelle671/
Maccabelli63202/
Macoble632/
Macabli632/
Macciavelli603/
Maqableh59262/
Makableh5923/
Makauwla591/
Makhawla591/
Macabelli5644/
M'Makable561/
Makavla502/
Makavli501/
Makabla501/
Mokable501/

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