Macaulay

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

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.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

MacAulay Variant with diacritics
Macau Root name
Adair Scottish Gaelic origin
Alastor Scottish Gaelic origin
Alistair Scottish Gaelic origin
Allister Scottish Gaelic origin
Alphin Scottish Gaelic origin
Angus Scottish Gaelic origin
Arbuckle Scottish Gaelic origin
Arbuthnot Scottish Gaelic origin

Popularity by Country

Macaulay

Rank #2285

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Macaulay

Rank #12764

Frequency 2,219 people (0.82 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 93.11% Hispanic 1.04% Black 3.24% Asian/PI 0.77% Native Am. 0.27% Two+ 1.58%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Macaulay

Rank #606768

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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