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.
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
- 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.