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 theorist
Christian Colquhoun, special effects designer
Christopher Colquhoun, British actor
Ian Colquhoun (Scottish author), Scottish author and actor
Ithell Colquhoun, British surrealist painter
Joe Colquhoun, British comics artist
Robert Colquhoun, Scottish artist
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
David Colquhoun, British scientist
Patrick Colquhoun, statistician, police magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police
Howard Colquhoun, British scientist
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
John Frederick Colquhoun, member of the World Scout Committee
Colquhoun Grant, British army officer of the Peninsular War
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