McCauley
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
- Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh (“son of Amhalghadh”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
- Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Óláfr (“Olaf”).
Proper noun edit
McCauley (countable and uncountable, plural McCauleys)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
- An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCauley is the 1442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24743 individuals. McCauley is most common among White (83.62%) and Black/African American (10.6%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCauley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.