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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
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
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
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