Colquhoun /kəˈhuːn/ is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name is thought to be derived from the Gaelic elements còil ("nook"), cùil ("corner"), or coill(e) ("wood") + cumhann ("narrow").
Calhoun, Calhoon, Colhoon, Colhoun, Hoon, Cahoun, and Cahoon are variants of the surname Colquhoun. They are generally found only in the United States of America and Canada.
Arts and entertainment
Alan Colquhoun, architect and architectural theoristChristian Colquhoun, special effects designerChristopher Colquhoun, British actorIan Colquhoun (Scottish author), Scottish author and actorIthell Colquhoun, British surrealist painterJoe Colquhoun, British comics artistRobert Colquhoun, Scottish artistArchibald Colquhoun, Scottish politician and lawyerA. R. Colquhoun, Scottish explorer and colonial administratorEdward Alexander Colquhoun, mayor of Hamilton, OntarioIain Colquhoun, Scottish baronetMaureen Colquhoun, British politicianWilliam Colquhoun, Canadian businessman and politicianColquhoun baronets, from two baronetcies created for members of the Colquhoun familyDavid Colquhoun, British scientistPatrick Colquhoun, statistician, police magistrate, founder of the Thames River PoliceHoward Colquhoun, British scientistEddie Colquhoun, Scottish international footballerIan Colquhoun, New Zealand cricketerJohn Colquhoun (sportsman), Scottish sportsman and sportswriterJohn Mark Colquhoun, Scottish footballerLeroy Colquhoun, Jamaican sprinterSam Colquhoun, Australian rules footballerJohn Frederick Colquhoun, member of the World Scout CommitteeColquhoun Grant, British army officer of the Peninsular WarColquhoun Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
