Macauley Family

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About the Macauley surname

The surname Macauley is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Ma-ko-lè/makolɛ/

Most frequent given names among the Macauley family

Men

  1. 1Daniel15
  2. 2James12
  3. 3John12
  4. 4Charles7
  5. 5Alexander6

Women

  1. 1Margaret15
  2. 2Madeleine10
  3. 3Mary7
  4. 4Élizabeth6
  5. 5Marie4
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The Macauley name in our genealogy archives

394occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
1809First mention of the name
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