Caulfield (surname)

Caulfield is a surname of several separate origins.[1] It may occasionally be of English origin,[2] but in Ireland is often a simplified form of a number of Gaelic surnames, including Mac Cathmhaoil,[3] an Ulster family traditionally descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages.[4] It is also known to be an anglicized form of Ó Gamhna, Ó Gamhnáin and “Mac Congamhna”. A variant Caulfeild, were an Anglo-Irish family (see Earl of Charlemont). Notable people with this surname include:

* Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil, Irish Franciscan theologian and Archbishop of Armagh
* Barbara A. Caulfield, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
* Billy Caulfield, English footballer
* Bernard G. Caulfield, U.S. Representative from Illinois
* Bernard Caulfield, British barrister and High Court judge
* Bernadette Caulfield, American television producer
* Brian Caulfield, Irish venture capitalist
* Cole Caufield, Professional Hockey player
* Elizabeth Jane Caulfeild, Countess of Charlemont, wife of the 3rd Earl of Charlemont
* Emma Caulfield, actress in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (1775–1863)
* Frank J. Caufield, founder of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
* Henry S. Caulfield, former Governor of Missouri
* Holden Caulfield, main character of the novel The Catcher in the Rye
* Jake Caulfield, Professional Baseball Player
* James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728–1799)
* James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont (1820–1892)
* Jay Caufield, former NHL right winger
* Jo Caulfield, British comedian
* Joan Caulfield, American post-World War II actress
* John Caulfeild (1661–1707), son of William Caulfeild
* John Caulfield, Irish footballer
* Jack Caulfield, member of the Richard Nixon administration, assistant director of criminal enforcement at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
* Joseph Caulfield James, tutor to Prince Vajiravudh of Thailand
* Louisa Caulfield, known as Mrs Caulfield, English music hall singer
* Maxine Caulfield, main character of the video game Life Is Strange
* Maria Caulfield, member of parliament, UK
* Martin Caulfield, Gaelic footballer
* Maxwell Caulfield, actor
* Patrick Caulfield, British artist
* Patrick Caulfield, discoverer of Céide Fields
* Sidney Caulfield (1877–1964), English architect
* Thomas J. Caulfield, American architect
* Thomas Caulfeild or Caulfield, British Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia
* Thomas Caulfield (actor) (1766–1815), a British stage actor
* Timothy Caulfield, Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, University of Alberta
* William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont (1624–1671)
* William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont (c. 1655–1726)

## See also

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* Caulfield (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ Raggi, Elizabeth. IrishCentral.com. August 2009. "The Caulfield Clan" http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/families_clans/The-Caulfield-clan.html
2. ^ Mac Giolla-Domhnaigh, Padraig (1923). "Caulfield - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
3. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Cathmhaoil - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
4. ^ GoIreland.com. "MacCAUL, MacCawell, Caulfield" "Goireland.com Irish Surname Search: MacCAUL, MacCawell, Caulfield". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

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