Find out how popular the last name McCausland is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McCausland.

McCausland, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McCausland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McCausland in America

McCausland is the 16824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McCausland surname appeared 1,697 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname McCausland.

We can also compare 2010 data for McCausland to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McCausland

The surname McCausland is of Scottish origin, originating in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is believed to have derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son of" and "Cauisland" or "Causland," which may have been a place name or a personal name.

The earliest recorded instances of the McCausland name can be found in records from the Scottish counties of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire, where the name was first established. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John McCausland, who was recorded in the Commissariot Records of Glasgow in 1597.

In the 17th century, the McCausland family was prominent in the Ayrshire and Lanarkshire regions, with several members holding positions of influence. One notable figure was Robert McCausland, who was a prominent merchant and burgess of the royal burgh of Ayr in the late 1600s.

The name also appears in historical records from Ireland, where it is believed that some McCauslands migrated during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century. One of the earliest recorded McCauslands in Ireland was John McCausland, who was granted land in County Down in 1637.

Throughout its history, the McCausland name has been spelled in various ways, including McCauslin, McCauslane, and McCawsland, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions over time.

Notable individuals with the McCausland surname include:

1. Sir Adam McCausland (1755-1825), an Irish baronet and landowner in County Antrim.
2. John McCausland (1836-1927), an American Confederate soldier and lawyer from Virginia.
3. Dominick McCausland (1806-1886), an Irish-born American Catholic priest and educator.
4. Robert McCausland (1892-1963), a Canadian politician and businessman from Manitoba.
5. William McCausland (1892-1977), a Scottish artist and illustrator known for his landscape paintings and book illustrations.

While the McCausland name has its roots in Scotland and Ireland, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by descendants of the original bearers of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McCausland

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McCausland.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McCausland was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McCausland has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McCausland was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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