Colquhoun
Colquhoun (/kəˈhuːn/ kə-HOON) is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] It is a habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dunbartonshire.[1] The name is possibly derived from the Gaelic elements còil ("nook"), cùil ("corner"), or coill(e) ("wood") + cumhann ("narrow"), or comh-thonn ("the beating of waves together").[2]
Phonetically, MacOlquhoun is similar to MacElhone/MacIlhone and therefore may derive from the name the Gaelic name Mac Giolla Còmhghan.[3] Còmhghan is derived from comh ("together") and gan-, gen- ("born").[4]
Calhoun, Calhoon, Colhoon, Cohoon, Colhoun, Hoon, Cahoun, and Cahoon are variants of the surname Colquhoun. They are generally found only in the United States of America, where conversely the original spelling Colquhoun is rare.[citation needed]
People with the surname Colquhoun
Arts and entertainment
- Alan Colquhoun, architect and architectural theorist
- Archibald Colquhoun, translator
- Amalie Sara Colquhoun, Australian landscape and portrait painter
- Christian Colquhoun, special effects designer
- Christopher Colquhoun, British actor
- Frances Mary Colquhoun (born 1836), Scottish writer
- Ian Colquhoun (Scottish author), Scottish author and actor
- Ithell Colquhoun, British surrealist painter
- Joe Colquhoun, British comics artist
- Robert Colquhoun, Scottish artist
Governance
- Archibald Colquhoun, Scottish politician and lawyer
- A. R. Colquhoun, Scottish explorer and colonial administrator
- Edward Alexander Colquhoun, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
- Iain Colquhoun, Scottish baronet
- Maureen Colquhoun, British politician
- William Colquhoun, Canadian businessman and politician
- Colquhoun baronets, from two baronetcies created for members of the Colquhoun family
Science
- David Colquhoun, British scientist
- Patrick Colquhoun, statistician, police magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police
- Howard Colquhoun, British scientist
Sport
- Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish international footballer
- Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricketer
- John Colquhoun (sportsman), Scottish sportsman and sportswriter
- John Mark Colquhoun, Scottish footballer
- Leroy Colquhoun, Jamaican sprinter
- Sam Colquhoun, Australian rules footballer
Other
- John Frederick Colquhoun, member of the World Scout Committee
- Colquhoun Grant, British army officer of the Peninsular War
See also
- Cahoon, a variant name
- Colhoun (disambiguation), a variant name
- Clan Colquhoun, a Scottish clan bearing the name
References
- ^ a b Colquhoun Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-02-25
- ^ M'Alpine, Neil A Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary. p. 86, Entry: Cothonnach.
- ^ Mac Giolla Chomhdhain, www.libraryireland.com
- ^ COMHGHAN, www.libraryireland.com.
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