McCausland

McCausland (Mac Ausaláin in Gaelic), 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 Derry and 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 (1898–1965), Irish cricketer
• Richard Bolton McCausland (1810–1900) Attorney-General of Singapore, and his son of the same name (1864-1933), a notable surgeon.
• Chris McCausland (born 1977), British stand-up comedian
• Edward McCausland (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 (1836–1927), Confederate general in the American Civil War
• John McCausland (politician) (1735–1804), Irish Member of Parliament for Donegal County
• Maurice McCausland (1872–1938), Irish landowner and political figure
• Nelson McCausland (born 1951), minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly
• Roberto McCausland Dieppa, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor
• Ross McCausland (born 2003), Northern Irish footballer (Rangers FC)

See also

• McCausland, Iowa, city in Scott County, Iowa