McAuliffe Surname

39,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McAuliffe Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Olaf (ancestor's relic).

McAuliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3981:43,1605,297
Australia3,4271:7,8771,173
Ireland2,0211:2,330438
England1,2191:45,7085,760
Canada3611:102,06511,068
New Zealand2211:20,4903,596
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Wales821:37,7383,712
France331:2,012,810168,616
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6081:2,755515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Wales351:44,8122,341
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:57,1976,367

McAuliffe (13) may also be a first name.

McAuliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Olaf (ancestor's relic).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McAuliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAuliffe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McAuliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAuliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname McAuliffe is the 39,081st most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 542,228 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of McAuliffe are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,398 people, or 1 in 43,160. In The United States McAuliffe is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States McAuliffe is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

McAuliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAuliffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McAuliffe surname rose 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 595 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 845 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAuliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McAuliffe surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States McAuliffe are 1.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.13% registered with the political party.

The amount McAuliffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.55% more than the national average, earning R 364,884 per year; in United States they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning $50,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $55,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacAuliffe95230/
McCauliffe95127/
McAuliff94737/
McAulife9413/
Maccauliffe907/
McCauliff89136/
Macaulife8915/
MacUliffe891/
MacAuliff890/
Maccaulliffe868/
MacCauliffee861/
MacAulifee841/
MacUliff820/
MacAulief780/

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