McCauliffe Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCauliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCauliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Ireland411:114,8525,857
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

McCauliffe Last Name Facts

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

McCauliffe is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCauliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCauliffe is the 1,596,935th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McCauliffe live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States McCauliffe is most numerous in: New York, where 56 percent reside, Connecticut, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 32 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

McCauliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCauliffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCauliffe surname increased 109 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCauliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCauliffe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

McCauliffe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning $34,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAuliffe9513,440/
McCauliff95136/
Maccauliffe957/
Maccaulliffe918/
MacCauliffee911/
MacAuliffe90230/
McAuliff89737/
McAulife8913/
Macaulife8415/
MacUliffe841/
MacAuliff840/
MacAulifee801/
MacUliff780/
MacAulief740/
MacCaleb671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCauliffe
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