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

The surname McCauliffe occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCauliffe? popularity and diffusion

McCauliffe is the 1,596,935th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. McCauliffe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McCauliffe are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCauliffe is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States McCauliffe is most common in: New York, where 56 percent live, Connecticut, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 32 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

McCauliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCauliffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCauliffe last name expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 32 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCauliffe Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States McCauliffe are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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