McAuley Surname

42,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAuley 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]

McAuley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8311:62,1617,281
Northern Ireland3,0351:60888
Canada2,7591:13,3551,972
England2,7471:20,2832,873
Scotland1,7211:3,111558
Australia1,3221:20,4202,832
Ireland1,3011:3,619634
New Zealand4691:9,6551,687
Wales1421:21,7922,311
Thailand711:994,906151,495
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Trinidad and Tobago461:29,6523,073
France161:4,151,420237,746
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6761:5,537822
England4751:51,3176,228
Wales181:87,1343,963
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9851:50,9835,776

McAuley 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

McAuley Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAuley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAuley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,574th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 595,728 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of McAuley reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,831 people, or 1 in 62,161. In The United States McAuley is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 23 percent live.

McAuley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAuley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 578 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 789 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAuley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McAuley surname are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McAuley earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning 356,872 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning R 218,376 per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macauley9339,504/
McCauley9338,011/
McKauley930/
McCaulley881,924/
MacCauley88360/
Macaulley8852/
MacGauley8810/
Maacauley881/
Maicauley881/
McAulay863,727/
MacAuly86449/
Maculey86333/
Macaley8632/
McCuley8630/
Makuley8623/
McUlley8618/
Macaule8611/
Mocauly860/
Mcule8310/
Macgaulley827/
MacCaulley824/
Macaulay8023,560/
McCulley807,874/
McCalley80932/
McCaulay80224/
Maculley8053/
Macculey8033/
McCaulie8029/
Makuleya8029/
MacAully8023/
McCouley8020/
MacCauly8014/
Maucauly8011/
Macouley808/
Macauely807/
Makuleyi807/
MacAlley805/
Mackauly804/
Macaulet802/
Maccaley802/
Macauluy802/
MacGaley802/
Macaulhy801/
Maceuley801/
Mackaley801/
Maculeey801/
Macauloy801/
Mauculey801/
Makauley801/
Macaulle801/
MacEauly800/
McHalley800/
Macale773,505/
Makule772,785/
Macule77116/
Maculy7747/
Mocale7721/
Macaly7719/
Mchule7710/
McAlay776/
Mocaly771/
Makuly771/
McAloy770/
McAyle770/
MacCulley7544/
MacCaulay7538/
MacAullay7517/
Maccauely757/
Makuleyio754/
MacCaully753/
Maucaulay753/
Macaulays753/
Maacaulay753/
Macauulay752/
MacAulayy751/
McCualley751/
Maccouley751/
Mascaulay751/
Maucalley751/
Maccalley751/
Macaulyjo751/
Makuleiyo751/
Mauccauly750/
Maquile718,042/
Magcale71467/
Macalay71455/
Maculay71271/
Macales71213/
Macaula71138/
Maculet7194/
McKayle7189/
Macayle7168/
Makhule7166/
Makaule7133/
Macalet7131/
Makoule7131/
Macalle7128/
Makoley7127/
Macoley7123/
MacKale7122/
Macouly7118/
Macaile7116/
Makuluy7112/
MacKaly7112/
Maccale7112/
Macuile7112/
Macalei7111/
Mascale7110/
Macculy7110/
Makulye7110/
MacOule719/
Macuely718/
McCalle717/
Makauly717/
Macaluy717/
Macaloy717/
Masculy716/
Macully715/
Maculuy715/
Macalya715/
McKiley714/
Makulle714/
Maculiy714/
Makulay714/
MacAlly713/
Mocales713/
Maskuly713/
Makouly713/
Maucaly713/
Makuele713/
Macaele713/
Mhacale713/
McHaile712/
Matkule712/
Mocally712/
Makeule712/
Makaley712/
MacGale712/
Maqhule712/
Makulea711/
Makyuly711/
Mascaly711/
MacUlya711/
Macaliy711/
Mchalle711/
Macauli711/
Maakule711/
Maccule711/
Maikule711/
Macuhly711/
Macatle711/
MacAlee711/
Macalie711/
Macaale711/
Maculei711/
Macuele711/
Maquale711/
Makgule711/
Makuule711/
Macahle711/
Macuoly711/
Makulei711/
Makulie711/
Maicale711/
Maculee711/
Macaely711/
McColley671,768/
Macaalay671,501/
McCallie671,334/
Mocallay67262/
Mhaskule67231/
MacAleer67123/
Macalayo6787/
Macayles6770/
Makouele6767/
MacAller6762/
Mokaleya6750/
Maccully6741/
Makoleyu6734/
Mcali6733/
MacOlley6732/
Makalley6729/
Makouleu6729/
Mculi6728/
Makeuleu6724/
Maucalle6722/
Macawele6722/
Mackouly6721/
Macalier6721/
Makulets6720/
Mculo6720/
Maikoule6717/
Mcalu6715/
Makhulya6713/
Moscalet6713/
Mahakule6712/
Macculay6711/
McAla6710/
Macaille6710/
Macaliya679/
Makaoule679/
Masculie678/
Macullay677/
Makoulet676/
Macailes676/
Makhaule676/
Machkule675/
Maccoley674/
Macoulay674/
Macuiles674/
Macaiele674/
Makhauleeya673/
Makkulle673/
McOle673/
Magcales673/
Macalooy673/
Maaculay673/
Macaulau673/
Makoleya673/
Macaulah673/
Makulych673/
McKaylee672/
Makhouly672/
Makolley672/
Maucalay672/
Makaulay672/
Macuitle672/
Macalawe672/
Macallay672/
Macaueli672/
Masculet672/
Macalles672/
Macoully672/
Moskaley671/
Makkauly671/
Makosley671/
Makuleia671/
Mahskule671/
Mascully671/
MacKalay671/
MacAelay671/
MacAlees671/
MacAlloy671/
MacAului671/
McUla671/
Maculauy671/
Macaelly671/
Macaiole671/
Macalaya671/
Macaloya671/
Macuisle671/
Makulayi671/
Makuleje671/
Makulieh671/
Makulies671/
Makuliya671/
Makuliye671/
Maicoule671/
Macoulle671/
Mackaula671/
Madcatle671/
Matcaula671/
Maccalay671/
Macaliay671/
Macolauy671/
Makgaule671/
Mokcaile671/
Moscalle671/
Maicaely671/
Mackoley671/
Maqueile671/
Macaulli671/
Macaslei671/
Macaleus671/
Macallys671/
McHallie670/
Masculay670/
MacUller670/
McAlo670/
MacCally670/
MacKully670/
MacHealy670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McAuley
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