McCauley Surname

14,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,011 people bear this surname

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

McCauley 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]

McCauley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,4801:10,8261,327
Australia2,2081:12,2261,779
Canada2,0911:17,6212,511
England1,4951:37,2704,862
Northern Ireland1,3881:1,329277
Ireland9811:4,800802
Liberia5431:8,119941
New Zealand4031:11,2371,962
Scotland3641:14,7081,865
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Japan821:1,559,07724,802
Wales381:81,4356,830
Jamaica311:92,5794,005
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belize201:17,7741,683
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Panama71:558,8949,437
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,4431:1,287244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Scotland1141:32,8352,713
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3571:9,3741,197

McCauley (113) may also be a first name.

McCauley 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

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Amlaib, a Scotch form of Olaf (ancestor’s relic); the son of Amhalghaidh, an ancient Irish personal name.

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

McCauley Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCauley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McCauley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCauley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,654th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 191,722 people. McCauley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of McCauley reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCauley is also the 881,625th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 113 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 33,480 people, or 1 in 10,826. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States McCauley exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

McCauley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCauley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCauley surname increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 72 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 319 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCauley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCauley surname is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCauley are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.44% registered with the political party.

The amount McCauley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.54% more than the national average, earning R 414,780 per year; in United States they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $42,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaulley941,924/
MacCauley94360/
McAuley9312,233/
McCuley9330/
MacCaulley894/
Macauley8839,504/
McCulley887,874/
McCalley88932/
McCaulay88224/
Macculey8833/
McCaulie8829/
McCouley8820/
MacCauly8814/
Maccaley882/
McKauley880/
Macaulley8252/
MacCulley8244/
MacCaulay8238/
MacGauley8210/
Maccauely827/
MacCaully823/
McCualley821/
Maccouley821/
Maccalley821/
Maacauley821/
Maicauley821/
Mauccauly820/
McAulay803,727/
MacAuly80449/
Maculey80333/
Macaley8032/
Makuley8023/
McUlley8018/
Maccale8012/
Macaule8011/
Macculy8010/
McCalle807/
Maccule801/
Mocauly800/
Macgaulley787/
Mcule7710/
Macaulay7523,560/
McColley751,768/
McCallie751,334/
Maculley7553/
Maccully7541/
Makuleya7529/
MacAully7523/
Macculay7511/
Maucauly7511/
Macouley758/
Macauely757/
Makuleyi757/
MacAlley755/
Maccoley754/
Mackauly754/
Macaulet752/
Macauluy752/
MacGaley752/
Macaulhy751/
Maceuley751/
Mackaley751/
Maculeey751/
Macauloy751/
Mauculey751/
Makauley751/
Maccalay751/
Macaulle751/
MacEauly750/
McHalley750/
MacCally750/
Macale713,505/
Makule712,785/
McCole711,884/
Macule71116/
Maculy7147/
Mocale7121/
Macaly7119/
MacAullay7117/
Mchule7110/
McAlay716/
Mccali716/
Makuleyio714/
McCala713/
Maucaulay713/
Macaulays713/
Maacaulay713/
MacCullie712/
Macauulay712/
MacAulayy711/
MacCallie711/
MacCallyh711/
MacColley711/
MacCuller711/
Mascaulay711/
Maucalley711/
Mocaly711/
Macaulyjo711/
Makuleiyo711/
Makuly711/
McAloy710/
McAyle710/
Maquile678,042/
McCalla675,421/
McCulla67673/
Magcale67467/
Macalay67455/
Macculi67303/
McCoole67296/
Maculay67271/
Macales67213/
Maccali67202/
Macaula67138/
Maculet6794/
McKayle6789/
Macayle6768/
Makhule6766/
Makaule6733/
MacCole6733/
Macalet6731/
Makoule6731/
Macalle6728/
Makoley6727/
Macoley6723/
MacKale6722/
Macouly6718/
Macaile6716/
Makuluy6712/
MacKaly6712/
Macuile6712/
Macalei6711/
Mascale6710/
Makulye6710/
MacOule679/
Macuely678/
Makauly677/
Macaluy677/
Macaloy677/
Masculy676/
McCullo675/
Macully675/
McCalli675/
Maculuy675/
Macalya675/
McKiley674/
Makulle674/
Maculiy674/
Makulay674/
MacAlly673/
MacCala673/
Mocales673/
Maskuly673/
Makouly673/
Maucaly673/
Makuele673/
Macaele673/
Mhacale673/
McHaile672/
Matkule672/
Mocally672/
Makeule672/
Makaley672/
MacGale672/
Maqhule672/
Makulea671/
Makyuly671/
Mascaly671/
Mauccaille671/
MacUlya671/
Macaliy671/
MacCullueh671/
Mchalle671/
McCaila671/
Macauli671/
Maakule671/
Maikule671/
Macuhly671/
Mauccaylle671/
Macatle671/
MacAlee671/
Macalie671/
Macaale671/
Maculei671/
Macuele671/
Maquale671/
Makgule671/
Makuule671/
Macahle671/
Macuoly671/
Makulei671/
Makulie671/
Maicale671/
Maculee671/
Macaely671/

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McCauley Reference & Research

MacAulay FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McCurley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

MacAulay FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McCully FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McCurley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCauley
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