Caulfield (surname)
Caulfield or Caulfeild is a surname of several separate origins.[1] The name is sometimes a simplified form of a number of Gaelic surnames, often MacCathmhaoil.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Caulfield is also the name of a prominent Anglo-Irish family. People with this surname include:
- Annie Caulfield, author
- Billy Caulfield, English footballer
- 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
- 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-WWII actress
- John Caulfeild (1661–1707), son of William Caulfeild
- John Joseph Caulfield, American major league baseball player
- Joseph Caulfield James, tutor to Prince Vajiravudh of Thailand
- Maxwell Caulfield, actor
- Patrick Caulfield, British artist
- Thomas J. Caulfield, American architect
- William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont (1624–1671)
- William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont (c.1655–1726)
See also
- Caulfield (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Raggi, Elizabeth. IrishCentral.com. August 2009. "The Caulfield Clan" http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/families_clans/The-Caulfield-clan.html
- ↑ Connor, Bernard. 1808. Dublin. "Clan Cathmhaoil or Caulfield Family"
- ↑ Maghtochair. 1867. Londonderry. "Inishowen: Its History, Traditions, & Antiquities" http://books.google.com/books?id=G2UNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=caulfield,+inishowen&source=bl&ots=48qqorgmUA&sig=8HHXWzFaMsxIpruuJI15VlTbtlU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jW0YT8i6IaSbiQKZqfGdCA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ GoIreland.com. "MacCAUL, MacCawell, Caulfield" http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?familyid=503
- ↑ O'Hart, John. 1892 "Irish Pedigrees" http://books.google.com/books?id=2icbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA519&dq=cathmhaoil,+o'hart&ei=P2KHSqvmE6fYkAT6_dT2CQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ↑ Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, Pádraig "Some Ulster Surnames"
- ↑ MacLysaght, Edward. "More Irish Families"
- ↑ MacLysaght, Edward. "The Surnames Of Ireland"
- ↑ Colby, Thomas. Larcom, Thomas. 1837. "Ordnance Survey Of The County Of Londonderry, Volume 1"