McCauley

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McCauley

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Two main origins:

* Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh (“son of Amhalghadh”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

* Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Óláfr (“Olaf”).

proper noun McCauleys · McAulay · McAuley · McCawley · McGauley · McGawley

countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.

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@misc{mccauley_2026,
  title = {McCauley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mccauley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}