McAuliffe or MacAuliffe is a surname of Norse Irish origin.McAuliffe Name Meaning and Origin
Retrieved on 2007-12-08 The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic '' Mac Amhlaoibh'', meaning "son of ''

Amhlaoibh Aulay is a Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic ''Amhladh'', ''Amhlaidh'', ''Amhlaigh'', and ''Amhlaibh''. The standard Irish Gaelic form of these names is ''Amhlaoibh'' (pronounced "ow-liv", and "owl-lee"); ...

''". The Gaelic name, ''Amhlaoibh'', was derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...

personal name ''Olaf''. The surname occurs frequently in Munster, especially northern

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...

, western County Limerick, and eastern County Kerry. The McAuliffes were a

sept A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as ''sliocht'', meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person ...

, related to the McCarthys.Surname search
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People surnamed McAuliffe

* General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (1898–1975), US general in the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...

Callan McAuliffe Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe (born 24 January 1995) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Bryce Loski in '' Flipped'' and Sam Goode in '' I Am Number Four''. He appeared as young Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film ''The Great Gatsby''. From 2 ...

, (born 1995), Australian actor *

Christa McAuliffe Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who was killed on the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a ...

(1948–1986), American teacher and astronaut ( STS-51-L; perished during the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster) * Dick McAuliffe (1939–2016), professional baseball player * Dorothy McAuliffe, American, First Lady of the

Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

* Emmett McAuliffe, American lawyer and radio talk-show host * Gene McAuliffe (1872–1953), American professional baseball player * Jack McAuliffe (American football) (1901–1971), American football player * Jack McAuliffe (boxer) (1886–1937), Irish-born American boxer *

Jack McAuliffe (brewer) John R. McAuliffe (born 1945) is an American brewer best known as the founder of the New Albion Brewing Company in Sonoma, California. McAuliffe started the brewery, considered the first American microbrewery in the modern era, in 1976.Ogle, p. ...

(born 1945), American microbrewer *

Jane Dammen McAuliffe Jane Dammen McAuliffe (born 1944) is an American educator, scholar of Islam and the inaugural director of national and international outreach at the Library of Congress. She is a president emeritus of Bryn Mawr College and former dean of Georget ...

, American, president of Bryn Mawr College *

Leon McAuliffe William Leon McAuliffe (January 3, 1917 – August 20, 1988) was an American Western swing guitarist who was a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys during the 1930s. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a me ...

(1917–1988), American guitarist and singer-songwriter *

Maurice F. McAuliffe Maurice Francis McAuliffe (June 17, 1875 – December 15, 1944) was an American clergyman of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1934 until his death in 1944. Biography Maurice McAuliffe was born in Hartford, Connecticut, ...

(1875–1944), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Max Arthur Macauliffe Michael MacAuliffe, also known as Max Arthur Macauliffe (11 September 1838 − 15 March 1913) and Max Singh Metcalfe, was a senior British administrator, prolific scholar and author. MacAuliffe is renowned for his partial translation of Sikh sc ...

, scholar of Sikh scripture * Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955), British actress *

Paul McAuliffe Paul McAuliffe (born 8 February 1977) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2019 to 2020. ...

, 350th

Lord Mayor of Dublin The Lord Mayor of Dublin ( ga, Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the honorary title of the chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach, links=no ) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Th ...

* Roger McAuliffe, American politician *

Ron McAuliffe Ronald Edward McAuliffe OBE (25 June 1918 – 16 August 1988) was a politician and sports administrator in Queensland, Australia. He is best remembered for his years running the Queensland Rugby League, and his instrumental role in the formatio ...

(1918–1988), Australian politician *

Rosemary McAuliffe Rosemary Ann McAuliffe (née Belmont; born August 1, 1940) is a Democratic politician, elected as the Washington State Senator for the 1st District in 1992, beginning her term in 1993. Preceding her election to the State Senate, McAuliffe serv ...

, American politician * Steven J. McAuliffe (born 1948), American judge *

Terry McAuliffe Terence Richard McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 ...

(born 1957), American businessman, political operative, and Governor of the

Tim McAuliffe Tim McAuliffe (born September 18) is a Canadian comedy writer, television producer and occasional actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, known for his work on ''The Last Man On Earth'', ''The Office'', ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'', '' Up All N ...

, Canadian television comedy writer * Timothy McAuliffe (1909-1985), Irish politician

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