McAulay Surname

122,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McAulay 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]

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McAulay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,4251:3,757659
United States1,0301:351,90231,540
England7581:73,5078,376
Canada5901:62,4507,302
Australia2741:98,52411,165
New Zealand2191:20,6773,621
Guyana511:14,9462,019
Ireland351:134,5416,387
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales151:206,30213,003
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belize61:59,2462,743
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominica21:37,946685
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,8161:1,329238
England2521:96,7289,867
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

McAulay 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

User-submitted Reference

Derived from clan Aulay in modern-day Dumbartonshire. The original spelling comes from the old Irish first name Amalghaidh. However, there are some variants from the Outer Hebrides derived from Aula, the Norse king otherwise known as Olaf the Black.

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McAulay Last Name Facts

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

McAulay is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAulay? popularity and diffusion

McAulay is the 122,623rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,955,338 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of McAulay reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,425 people, or 1 in 3,757. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Glasgow City, where 18 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 14 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

McAulay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAulay has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McAulay surname fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 609 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 301 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAulay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAulay last name are 4.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McAulay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning 402,368 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 250.52% more than the national average, earning R 832,980 per year; in United States they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $49,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,695 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macaulay9323,560/
McCaulay93224/
McAlay926/
MacCaulay8838/
MacAullay8817/
Maucaulay883/
Macaulays883/
Maacaulay883/
MacAulayy881/
Mascaulay881/
Macaualay881/
McAuley8612,233/
Macalay86455/
MacAuly86449/
Maculay86271/
Macaula86138/
Makulay864/
Mocauly860/
McAla8310/
McUla831/
Macauley8039,504/
McCauley8038,011/
Macaalay801,501/
Mocallay80262/
Macalayo8087/
MacAully8023/
MacCauly8014/
Macculay8011/
Maucauly8011/
Macauely807/
Macullay807/
Macoulay804/
Mackauly804/
Maaculay803/
Macaulau803/
Macaulah803/
Macauluy802/
Maucalay802/
Makaulay802/
Macallay802/
MacKalay801/
MacAelay801/
Macaulhy801/
Maculauy801/
Macauloy801/
Macalaya801/
Makulayi801/
Mackaula801/
Matcaula801/
Maccalay801/
Macaliay801/
Macuilay801/
Macuolay801/
MacEauly800/
Masculay800/
McKauley800/
Makula7712,895/
Macala774,540/
Macula771,734/
Mchala77557/
McKula7772/
Maculy7747/
McAlla7740/
Macaly7719/
Mocala7716/
McCala773/
Mácula772/
Mocaly771/
Makuly771/
McAloy770/
McKala770/
McCaulley751,924/
Magcalayo75831/
MacCauley75360/
Macaulley7552/
MacGauley7510/
Maccauely757/
MacCaully753/
Madkullay753/
Macaualey751/
Maacauley751/
Maicauley751/
Macalayas751/
Macalayos751/
Makhoulay751/
Macaulyjo751/
Mauccauly750/
Makaula717,773/
McCalla715,421/
Makuela711,920/
Macalla711,781/
Makalay711,155/
McCulla71673/
Makhula71618/
Makeula71598/
Maculey71333/
Maqhula71325/
Makkula71250/
Maikula71208/
Macalau71208/
Macalai71118/
Makuila71111/
Makulla71108/
Makuloa7189/
Maculas7189/
Makoula7178/
Maakula7173/
Macalia7156/
Maculia7140/
Mokalay7136/
Moscala7135/
Makulau7133/
Macaley7132/
McCuley7130/
Mmakula7130/
Makuley7123/
Macaloa7122/
Mascala7121/
McUlley7118/
Macouly7118/
Macuila7118/
Macaela7117/
Makulia7116/
Macalad7115/
Maculla7115/
Mackula7113/
Maukola7112/
Makulap7112/
Makuluy7112/
MacKaly7112/
Makulas7111/
Macalas7111/
Macaule7111/
Macaila7110/
Macculy7110/
Macutla7110/
Makulye7110/
Mgakula7110/
MacKala719/
Macuely718/
Makulah717/
Makauly717/
Macaluy717/
Macoula717/
Macaloy717/
Macgaulley717/
Masculy716/
Makolay716/
Magcala716/
Macully715/
Maculuy715/
Macalya715/
Matcala715/
MacCaulley714/
Maculiy714/
MacAlly713/
MacCala713/
McKaila713/
Maskuly713/
Makouly713/
Mascula713/
Maucaly713/
Makulai713/
Makyula713/
Makgula713/
MacAyla712/
Mckalla712/
McKayla712/
Mocally712/
Macalha712/
Madcala712/
Maicula712/
Mohcala712/
Makulea711/
Makyuly711/
Mascaly711/
Mazkula711/
Maycala711/
MacJala711/
MacUlya711/
Macaliy711/
Meacallays711/
Meakula711/
McCaila711/
Makuula711/
Macauli711/
Macuhly711/
Macalah711/
Macolay711/
Macuela711/
Maqaula711/
Mocalla711/
Maqgula711/
Macuoly711/
Makuhla711/
Mokaula711/
Mockala711/
Macaely711/
McCulley677,874/
Magcalas674,606/
McCalley67932/
Makouala67706/
Makhaula67506/
Mouckala67313/
Macaylas67300/
Mchawala67291/
Makkulau67284/
Makayula67229/
Macajola67192/
Maikkula67183/
MacCalla67145/
Macheula67138/
Makalaya67132/
Makaalay67123/
Makullah67101/
Makajula6760/
Maculley6753/
Magculia6753/
Maquiola6742/
Maccully6741/
Macculey6733/
Mcali6733/
Mahakula6730/
McCaulie6729/
Makuleya6729/
Mculi6728/
Mackouly6721/
McCouley6720/
Mculo6720/
Makhuila6719/
Mcalu6715/
Macaliha6714/
Makhulya6713/
Makkoula6713/
Makalayi6712/
Macallia6711/
Makouela6711/
Makkulla6710/
Mcule6710/
Makhuhla679/
Macaliya679/
Macouley678/
Makoulai678/
Makuleyi677/
Mcila676/
Mathkula675/
MacAlley675/
Makojula675/
Macaiola675/
Maqukula674/
Macalooy673/
Maukaila673/
Macaluja673/
Makulych673/
Maukoloa672/
Makhouly672/
Mascalas672/
Macallas672/
Macaulet672/
Maccaley672/
Mockaila672/
Moucaila672/
Mackiala672/
Macalawe672/
MacGaley672/
Macaueli672/
Makalaye672/
Macoully672/
Mashkula671/
Makeyula671/
Makiulla671/
Makkauly671/
Makuleia671/
Maikulat671/
Mascully671/
Maykulla671/
Maskulla671/
Maaskula671/
MacAlloy671/
MacAului671/
MacCalah671/
MacGulla671/
Maqueila671/
Maccolay671/
Makujela671/
Maikulai671/
Maceuley671/
Mackaley671/
Maculeey671/
Mauculey671/
Macaelly671/
Maukalai671/
Macailas671/
Macalait671/
Macalats671/
Macaloya671/
Macaaila671/
Maaicala671/
Magculla671/
Magkoula671/
Magkulas671/
Makauley671/
Makoulas671/
Makouola671/
Makhuela671/
Makulaph671/
Makuliya671/
Makuliye671/
Majkolay671/
Makalayo671/
Mazkolay671/
Maqoulah671/
Matcaila671/
Macolauy671/
Mackalla671/
Magqgula671/
Makhuula671/
Maicaely671/
Madkhula671/
Macaulle671/
Macaulli671/
Macallys671/
McHalley670/
McAlo670/
MacCally670/
MacKully670/
MacCulla670/
MacHealy670/

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McAulay Reference & Research

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