Colquhoun 3198096 219843310 2008-06-17T03:00:28Z Sebastian scha. 6877720 /* People with the surname Colquhoun */ clean up '''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== <references /> [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[de:Colquhoun]] [[sv:Colquhoun]]