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 and Ó Gamhnáin. A variant Caulfeild, were an Anglo-Irish family (see Earl of Charlemont). Notable people with this surname include:

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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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