McAwley Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McAwley 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]

McAwley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McAwley 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

McAwley Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAwley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAwley? popularity and diffusion

The surname McAwley is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of McAwley live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 38 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States McAwley is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

McAwley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McAwley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McAwley last name increased 144 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAwley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McAwley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McAwley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

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