McCausland Surname

128,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCausland Surname Definition:

This Scottish name, stated by Reaney to be derived from Mac Absolom, has been prominent and fairlynumerous in Cos. Derry and Tyrone since the mid-seventeenth century

McCausland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5401:142,70014,799
Northern Ireland6101:3,025607
England4621:120,60212,205
Canada4401:83,7409,310
Australia3421:78,9359,205
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Jamaica741:38,7832,556
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Ireland491:96,1015,242
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Wales131:238,04114,239
Panama51:782,45211,059
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6041:7,3341,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

McCausland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This Scottish name, stated by Reaney to be derived from Mac Absolom, has been prominent and fairlynumerous in Cos. Derry and Tyrone since the mid-seventeenth century

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McCausland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCausland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McCausland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of McCausland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCausland? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCausland is the 128,867th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,073,271 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCausland reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,540 people, or 1 in 142,700. In The United States McCausland is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

McCausland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCausland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCausland last name expanded 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 670 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 554 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCausland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCausland surname are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.89% registered with the political party.

The amount McCausland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.04% more than the national average, earning R 337,536 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.21% less than the national average, earning $13,800,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,704 CAD per year.

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