McCausland
McCausland, meaning "Son of Absolom" is a surname of Irish origin; there is also a clan of this name in Scotland. The family claim descent from the Cenel Eoghain race in County Londonderry and County Tyrone, a branch of the Ui Neil.
Alternatively, the surname may be an Anglicization from a Gaelic name, as was the case with many Irish surnames, changing to sound more English over the centuries. The surname "Mac Ausaláin" may have an underlying Gaelic personal name, possibly Caisealán, meaning 'little one of the castle'.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:- Charles McCausland, Irish cricketer
- Richard Bolton McCausland Attorney-General of Singapore, and his son of the same name, a notable surgeon.
- Chris McCausland, British stand-up comedian
- Edward McCausland, Australian rugby player and cricketer
- Ernesto McCausland, Colombian journalist and filmmaker
- James [Arthur McCausland], Canadian politician
- John McCausland, Confederate general in the American Civil War
- John McCausland (politician), Irish Member of Parliament for Donegal County
- Maurice McCausland, Irish landowner and political figure
- Nelson McCausland, minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Roberto McCausland Dieppa, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor
- Ross McCausland, Northern Irish footballer
- Sigrid McCausland, Australian archivist and educator
- McCausland Irvine, Canadian politician