McCauley Family

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About the McCauley surname

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

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-ko-lè/ɛmsekolɛ/

Most frequent given names among the McCauley family

Men

  1. 1James123
  2. 2John96
  3. 3Charles46
  4. 4Patrick46
  5. 5William43

Women

  1. 1Mary121
  2. 2Margaret50
  3. 3Catherine37
  4. 4Jane36
  5. 5Bridget34
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The McCauley name in our genealogy archives

2,395occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
51 361881 → 1901people enumerated
1788First mention of the name
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