Gender: Male
Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for The New York Times from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times and Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London. He founded the British quarterly Dance Theater Journal in 1983. He writes that his first morning in New York City was before September 1981. In addition to his roles as critic, Macaulay has written for The New Yorker and also published a biography on Margot Fonteyn. In 2000, he wrote Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance: Conversations with Alastair Macaulay with Matthew Bourne. Macaulay was named one of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Jerome Robbins Dance Division Fellows in 2017. As of 2019, Macaulay was an instructor at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 3, 2024
On the name Alastair Macaulay, Alastair means Defender of Men. Macaulay means Son of Olaf.
The name Alastair Macaulay is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Alastair is commonly found in United Kingdom, South Africa, United States of America, and 53 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Alastair is recorded 3,274 times globally, ranking it as the 14,072th most common name worldwide.
Alastair is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 2,425 occurrences, making it the 607th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Alastair is found among 1 in every 226 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #607 | 1 : 226 |
| South Africa | #5,962 | 1 : 10,422 |
| United States of America | #13,023 | 1 : 12,651 |
| Canada | #4,247 | 1 : 3,937 |
| Singapore | #4,836 | 1 : 9,262 |
| Ireland | #1,749 | 1 : 1,630 |
| Malaysia | #28,820 | 1 : 71,092 |
| France | #27,499 | 1 : 50,153 |
| Hong Kong | #9,307 | 1 : 16,970 |
| Spain | #14,801 | 1 : 26,138 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Alastair from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for The New York Times from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times and Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London. He founded the British quarterly Dance Theater Journal in 1983. He writes that his first morning in New York City was before September 1981. In addition to his roles as critic, Macaulay has written for The New Yorker and also published a biography on Margot Fonteyn. In 2000, he wrote Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance: Conversations with Alastair Macaulay with Matthew Bourne. Macaulay was named one of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Jerome Robbins Dance Division Fellows in 2017. As of 2019, Macaulay was an instructor at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
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