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McAuliffe
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English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
en MacAuliffe McAuliff
Etymology
en :der ga:<alt:Mac Amhlaoibh><ety:af<mac><Amhlaoibh>> 1
Anglicized form of en ga Mac Amhlaoibh son of Amhlaoibh, a Gaelicized form of the en non - personal name non Óláfr.
Pronunciation
en /məˈkɔː.lɪf/
en /məˈkɔː.ləf/ weak vowel merger
Proper noun
s
en Irish < Old Norse.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McAuliffe is the 5996th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5733 individuals. McAuliffe is most common among White (96.04%) individuals.
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