McAuliffe (surname)
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McAuliffe or MacAuliffe is a surname of Norse Irish origin.[1] The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh, meaning "son of Amhlaoibh".[1] The Gaelic name, Amhlaoibh, was derived from the Old Norse personal name Olaf.[1] The surname occurs frequently in Munster, especially northern County Cork, western County Limerick, and eastern County Kerry.[2] The McAuliffes were a sept, related to the McCarthys.[2]
People surnamed McAuliffe
[edit]- General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (1898–1975), US general in the Battle of the Bulge
- Callan McAuliffe, (born 1995), Australian actor
- Christa McAuliffe (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
- 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) (born 1945), American microbrewer
- Jane Dammen McAuliffe, American, president of Bryn Mawr College
- Leon McAuliffe (1917–1988), American guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Maurice F. McAuliffe (1875–1944), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Max Arthur Macauliffe, scholar of Sikh scripture
- Megan McAuliffe, New Zealand speech pathologist
- Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955), British actress
- Paul McAuliffe, 350th Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Roger McAuliffe, American politician
- Ron McAuliffe (1918–1988), Australian politician
- Rosemary McAuliffe, American politician
- Steven J. McAuliffe (born 1948), American judge
- Terry McAuliffe (born 1957), American businessman, political operative, and Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Tim McAuliffe, Canadian television comedy writer
- Timothy McAuliffe (1909–1985), Irish politician
See also
[edit]- Michael McAuliffe (disambiguation)
- McCarthy (surname)
- Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs)
- Eóganachta
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c McAuliffe Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-08
- ^ a b Surname search Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-12-08
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