The surname Macaulay
A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 2,560 people in the United States.
Pronounced /məˈkɔːli/ 3 syllables Soundex M240 Also a first name
Origin
Scottish Gaelic origin
From Scotland, an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh ("son of Amhalghaidh"). From Ireland, an anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ("son of Amhlaoibh") or Mac Amhlaidh ("son of Amhlaidh"). These Gaelic names are derived from the Old Norse personal name Áleifr and Óláfr.
Macaulay is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,560 people named Macaulay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,604 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,219.
Who is named Macaulay
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Macaulay identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 89%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
- Two or more races 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Macaulays
3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- David MacaulayBritish-born American illustrator and writer, born 1942
- Victoria MacaulayAmerican Nigerian basketball player, born 1990
- Marc MacaulayAmerican actor, born 1957
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Macaulay has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.
Other Scottish Gaelic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Macaulay come from?
- From Scotland, an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh ("son of Amhalghaidh"). From Ireland, an anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ("son of Amhlaoibh") or Mac Amhlaidh ("son of Amhlaidh"). These Gaelic names are derived from the Old Norse personal name Áleifr and Óláfr.
- How common is the surname Macaulay?
- 2,560 people in the United States had the surname Macaulay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,604 Americans. It ranked 12,174th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Macaulay?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Macaulay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Macaulay?
- David Macaulay, British-born American illustrator and writer, followed by Victoria Macaulay.
- Where is the surname Macaulay most common?
- Wikidata records people named Macaulay in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Macaulay?
- Macaulay is /məˈkɔːli/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Macaulay?
- Macaulay is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Macaulay getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,560 in 2010, up 15%.
- Is Macaulay also a first name?
- Yes. Macaulay is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.