Caulfield is a surname of several separate origins.Raggi, Elizabeth. IrishCentral.com. August 2009. "The Caulfield Clan" http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/families_clans/The-Caulfield-clan.html It may occasionally be of English origin, but in Ireland is often a simplified form of a number of Gaelic surnames, including Mac Cathmhaoil, an Ulster family traditionally descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages.GoIreland.com. "MacCAUL, MacCawell, Caulfield" 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, Canadian and American ice 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 Judd Caulfield (born 2001), American ice hockey player 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 (lieutenant governor) 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 (–1726)

See also Caulfield (disambiguation)

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