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'''Colquhoun''' is a [[surname]] of [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin.<ref name="ancestry.com--Colquhoun">[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Colquhoun-places-origin.ashx Colquhoun Name Meaning and History] Retrieved on [[2008-02-25]]</ref> It is a habitational name from the [[barony]] of Colquhoun in [[Dumbartonshire]].<ref name="ancestry.com--Colquhoun"/> The name is thought to be derived from the [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] elements ''còil'' ("nook"), ''cùil'' ("corner"), or ''coill(e)'' ("wood") + ''cumhann'' ("narrow"). The Scottish pronunciation of ''Colquhoun'' is ''ka-hoon''.<ref name="ancestry.com--Colquhoun"/>
==People with the surname ''Colquhoun''==
* [[Archibald Colquhoun]], Scottish politician and lawyer
* [[Christopher Colquhoun]], British actor
* [[David Colquhoun]], British scientist
* [[Eddie Colquhoun]], Scottish international footballer
* [[Edward Alexander Colquhoun]], mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
* [[Iain Colquhoun]], British baronet
* [[Ian Colquhoun (Scottish author)|Ian Colquhoun]] , Scottish author and actor.
* [[Ian Colquhoun]], New Zealand cricketer
* [[Ithell Colquhoun]], British surrealist paintor
* [[Joe Colquhoun]], British comics artist
* [[John Colquhoun (sportsman)]], Scottish sportsman and sportswriter
* [[John Frederick Colquhoun]], member of the World Scout Committee
* [[John Mark Colquhoun]], Scottish footballer
* [[Leroy Colquhoun]], Jamaican sprinter
* [[Patrick Colquhoun]], statistician, police magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police
* [[Robert Colquhoun]], Scottish artist
* [[William Colquhoun]], Canadian businessman and politician
* [[Colquhoun Baronets]]
==See also==
* [[Calhoun]], variant name
* [[Colhoun]], variant name
* [[Cahoon]], variant name
* [[Clan Colquhoun]], Scottish clan
==References==
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[[Category:Scottish surnames]]
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