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    The surname McAuliffe

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,733 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkɔː.lɪf/ 3 syllables Soundex M241

    McAuliffe: #5,996 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McAuliffe #5,996, 5,733 people McAuliffe: #5,996 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McAuliffe #5,996, 5,733 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAuliffe is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr.

    McAuliffe is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 5,733 people named McAuliffe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,854 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,645.

    #5,996
    rank among US surnames
    5,733
    people in 2010
    1.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,641)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,988Lachance5,74453,751
    #5,989Jaynes5,74153,779
    #5,990Banner5,73953,798
    #5,991Specht5,73853,807
    #5,992Brinker5,73653,826
    #5,994Sackett5,73553,835
    #5,995Bost5,73453,845

    Who is named McAuliffe

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

    96% of people named McAuliffe identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McAuliffes

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christa McAuliffe
      American educator and astronaut, 1948–1986
    • Callan McAuliffe
      Actor, born 1995
    • Terry McAuliffe
      American businessman and politician, born 1957
    • Anthony McAuliffe
      American general (1898-1975)
    • Jack McAuliffe
      American boxer (1866–1937)

    Notable McAuliffes come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McAuliffe

    McAuliffe has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McAuliffe come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr.
    How common is the surname McAuliffe?
    5,733 people in the United States had the surname McAuliffe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,854 Americans. It ranked 5,996th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McAuliffe?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McAuliffe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named McAuliffe?
    Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut, followed by Callan McAuliffe.
    Where is the surname McAuliffe most common?
    Wikidata records people named McAuliffe in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McAuliffe?
    McAuliffe is /məˈkɔː.lɪf/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is McAuliffe?
    McAuliffe is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McAuliffe getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,733 in 2010, up 1.6%.