McAulay Family

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About the McAulay surname

The surname McAulay 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. The prefix in McAulay belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-séo-lè/ɛmseolɛ/

Most frequent given names among the McAulay family

Men

  1. 1Donald31
  2. 2John24
  3. 3James15
  4. 4George10
  5. 5William9

Women

  1. 1Mary30
  2. 2Catherine18
  3. 3Ann9
  4. 4Annie7
  5. 5Margaret7
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The McAulay name in our genealogy archives

639occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
91 1211881 → 1901people enumerated
1814First mention of the name
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