MacAuley

MacAuley

MacAuley is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/MacAuley-name-meaning.ashx MacAuley Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on 2007-12-08] [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McCauley-name-meaning.ashx McCauley Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on 2007-12-08]

Etymology

The surname, "MacAuley", can be derived from two different names.

*Scottish origin (from Dunbartonshire; see Clan MacAulay), and Irish origin (from County Westmeath). The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic "Mac Amhalghaidh", a personal name of uncertain origin.

*Scottish origin (from the Hebrides; see MacAulays of Lewis), and Irish origin (from County Fermanagh). The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic "Mac Amhlaoibh" or "Mac Amhlaidh", meaning "son of Olaf". These Gaelic names derive from the Old Norse personal names "Áleifr" and "Óláfr".

People surnamed MacAuley

*Ed Macauley, (born 1928), American professional basketball player
*James Macauley (born 1889), Irish professional footballer
*Morton MacAuley, Canadian politician
*Robie Macauley (1919–1995), American writer and editor
*Steve Macauley (born 1969), English professional footballer
*Tux MacAuley, American businessman

Things and places

*Macauley Island, volcanic island belonging to the Kermadec Islands.
*Macauley's Theatre, the premier theatre in Louisville, Kentucky during the late 19th and early 20th century.

See also

;Similar names
*Macaulay
*McAulay
*McAuley
*McAuliffe
*McCauley

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