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First name origin & meaning:

Irish: Bookish

First name variations: Macaulif, Macauliff

Last name origin & meaning:

Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ‘son of Amhlaoibh’, Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Olaf (see McCauley).

This name appears in the following lists: Pioneers/Explorers