McCausland (''Mac Ausaláin'' in Gaelic), meaning "Son of Absolom" is a surname of

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origin; there is also a clan of this name in Scotland. The family claim descent from the Cenel Eoghain race in

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and Tyrone, a branch of the Ui Neil. Alternatively, the surname may be an

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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 (1898–1965), Irish cricketer *

Richard Bolton McCausland Sir Richard Bolton McCausland (1810 - 8 July 1900) and Richard Bolton McCausland (1864 in Singapore - 9 October 1933 in Folkestone, Kent, England) were father and son of the same name. Sir Richard was born in Ireland, became a barrister and serve ...

(1810–1900) Attorney-General of Singapore, and his son of the same name (1864-1933), a notable surgeon. *

Chris McCausland Chris McCausland (born ) is a British actor and comedian. He is known to television audiences for his role as Rudi in the CBeebies show ''Me Too! (British TV series), Me Too!'' He regularly appears at comedy venues around the UK, including The ...

(born 1977), British stand-up comedian *

Edward McCausland Edward Elsmere Montgomery McCausland, (11 May 1865 – 9 November 1936) was an Australian born sportsperson who as a rugby footballer toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team. The touring party played predominantly rugby union ...

(1865–1936), Australian rugby player and cricketer * Ernesto McCausland (1961–2012), Colombian journalist and filmmaker * Gary McCausland (born 1968), Northern Irish television presenter and property developer *

John McCausland John McCausland, Jr. (September 13, 1836 – January 22, 1927) was a brigadier general in the Confederate army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the razing of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War. Early ...

(1836–1927), Confederate general in the American Civil War * John McCausland (politician) (1735–1804), Irish Member of Parliament for Donegal County *

Maurice McCausland Maurice Marcus McCausland (1872–14 January 1938) was a landowner and political figure in Ireland. McCausland was born in Drenagh, County Londonderry, the grandson of St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso. He studied at Eton College an ...

(1872–1938), Irish landowner and political figure *

Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland (born 15 August 1951) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2003 until he lost his seat in 2017. and ...

(born 1951), minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly * Roberto McCausland Dieppa, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor

Notable people

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