How common is the surname McAuley?

4,186 people in the United States had the surname McAuley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,757 Americans. It ranked 7,906th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McAuley?

Catherine McAuley, 19th-century Irish sister, venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, followed by Alphonso McAuley.

Where is the surname McAuley most common?

Wikidata records people named McAuley in Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname McAuley getting more or less common?

More common. 3,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,186 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname McAuley

An Irish surname, carried by 4,186 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAuley is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Northern Irish variant of McCauley.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,186 people named McAuley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,757 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,946.

#7,906

rank among US surnames

4,186

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,765)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721
#7,905	Huntsman	4,187	73,739
#7,906	McAuley	4,186	73,757

Who is named McAuley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named McAuley identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McAuleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine McAuley
19th-century Irish sister, venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, 1778–1841
Alphonso McAuley
American actor, born 1984

Notable McAuleys come mostly from Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McAuley

McAuley has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McAuley come from?: Northern Irish variant of McCauley.
How common is the surname McAuley?: 4,186 people in the United States had the surname McAuley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,757 Americans. It ranked 7,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McAuley?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McAuley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McAuley?: Catherine McAuley, 19th-century Irish sister, venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, followed by Alphonso McAuley.
Where is the surname McAuley most common?: Wikidata records people named McAuley in Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname McAuley getting more or less common?: More common. 3,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,186 in 2010, up 6.1%.