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'''Chisholm''' ({{Audio|Chisholm.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Scottish surname]]. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near [[Hawick]], in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the [[Old English]] elements ''cese'', meaning "[[cheese]]"; and ''holm'', meaning "piece of dry land in a [[fen]]". In the 14th century, members of the [[Clan Chisholm|Chisholm family]] migrated into the [[Scottish Highlands]] and their name was [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=25 September 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surname "Chisholm".</ref> The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form of the name is '''''Siosal''''' (masculine),<ref>{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary | publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |location=London |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=722}}</ref> and '''''Shiosal''''' (feminine). |
'''Chisholm''' ({{Audio|Chisholm.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Scottish surname]]. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near [[Hawick]], in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the [[Old English]] elements ''cese'', meaning "[[cheese]]"; and ''holm'', meaning "piece of dry land in a [[fen]]". In the 14th century, members of the [[Clan Chisholm|Chisholm family]] migrated into the [[Scottish Highlands]] and their name was [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=25 September 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surname "Chisholm".</ref> The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form of the name is '''''Siosal''''' (masculine),<ref>{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary | publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |location=London |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=722}}</ref> and '''''Shiosal''''' (feminine). |
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Alternatively it has been said the name Chisholm is to be derived from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow.” |
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The family became established initially at Roxburgh (near Kelso), once an important wool town in the Scottish borders. According to legend, two Chisholm brothers saved the life of the king of Scotland from a wild boar in the 14th century. |
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Through marriage, a Robert Chisholm inherited Erchless Castle near Inverness in the early 15th century. This was to be the Chisholm clan seat for the next five hundred years. The various chiefs of the clan were known as “the Chisholm”. The lands in their possession at this time were Strathglass and Ard and they later came into the estate of Comar, making them proprietors of a large part of Ross-shire. Their history shows many land skirmishes with neighboring clan families. Erchless Castle and Comar Lodge, which clan chief Roderick Chisholm had built in 1740, still stand. |
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Meanwhile, another Chisholm branch had settled in Perthshire. They were, in the sixteenth century, Bishops of Dunblane and close to the kings of Scotland at that time. However in 1592, Sir James Chisholm was denounced for his Catholic leanings as "a treason against the true religion" and he had to leave for France. |
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The Gaelic form of Chisholm is Siosal and collectively the Highland Chisholms are known as An Siosalach Glaiseach, to distinguish them from the Lowland Chisholms. |
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==List of people with the surname== |
==List of people with the surname== |
Revision as of 13:13, 27 July 2015
Language(s) | Old English |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "cheese" + "piece of dry land in a fen" |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Related names | Siosal; Shiosal |
Chisholm (Scottish surname. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near Hawick, in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the Old English elements cese, meaning "cheese"; and holm, meaning "piece of dry land in a fen". In the 14th century, members of the Chisholm family migrated into the Scottish Highlands and their name was Gaelicised.[1] The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siosal (masculine),[2] and Shiosal (feminine).
) is aList of people with the surname
In Australia
- Alexander Hugh Chisholm, journalist, newspaper editor, author and ornithologist
- Dane Chisholm, Australian Rugby League player
- Mark Chisholm, rugby player
- Scott Chisholm (footballer), Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer
- Sheila Chisholm, socialite in British high society
- Keith Chisholm, a distinguished Australian fighter pilot
In Canada
- Alexander Chisholm (Upper Canada politician), political figure in Upper Canada
- Angus Chisholm, Cape Breton fiddler
- Brock Chisholm, physician
- George King Chisholm, politician
- Joseph Andrew Chisholm, politician and jurist
- Marie-Hélène Chisholm, judoka
- Robert Chisholm (Canadian politician), former politician
- Robert Kerr Chisholm, former politician
- William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician), former politician
- William Chisholm (Upper Canada politician), founder of Oakville, Ontario
In the United Kingdom
- Aeneas Chisholm (vicar apostolic)
- Aeneas Chisholm (bishop of Aberdeen)
- Caroline Chisholm, English humanitarian
- Erik Chisholm, Scottish composer and conductor
- George Chisholm (geographer), author of first English-language economic geography textbook
- George Chisholm (musician), jazz trombonist
- Gordon Chisholm, Scottish footballer
- Grace Chisholm Young, mathematician (maiden name 'Chisholm')
- Hugh Chisholm, journalist and editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Janet Chisholm, former MI6 agent
- John Chisholm (Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District)
- John Chisholm (executive), businessman
- John Stephen Roy Chisholm (born 1926), English mathematical physicist
- Malcolm Chisholm, Scottish politician
- Melanie Chisholm (also known as Mel C), musician
- Robert Fellowes Chisholm (1838–1915), architect of the Indo-Saracenic Senate House of the University of Madras
- William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane
- William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, nephew to William (I)
In the United States
- Hugh J. Chisholm, industrialist
- Jesse Chisholm, American Indian trader, guide, and interpreter
- John Chisholm, American prosecutor
- Jori Chisholm, bagpiper
- Roderick Chisholm, philosopher
- Sallie W. Chisholm, scientist who discovered the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus
- Shirley Chisholm, politician
- Thomas Chisholm (song writer) American songwriter who wrote several prominent Christian hymns including Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Tim Chisholm, player of real tennis
- Tanya Chisholm, American actress
Elsewhere
- Colin Chisholm (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Chisholm (disambiguation), multiple people
Variant spellings
Chisum
- John Chisum
- Chisum (film)
Chisholme
Chism
Chisom
References
- ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Chisholm".
- ^ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8