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Urquhart (surname)

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Region of origin
  
Scotland

Clan affiliations
  
Clan Urquhart

Related names
  
Urchardan; Uhrchardan

Meaning
  
1. "the portion of the shot" 2. "on", "by" + "thicket"

Language(s) of origin
  
1. Pictish-Gaelic 2. Brythonic

Urquhart (/ˈɜːrkərt/, Scots: [ˈʌrkərt]) is a Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, that can be derived from any of four places with the name. One such place is located in Fife, and is recorded in 1128 as Pettnaurcha, which is a Pictish-Gaelic name meaning "the portion of the shot". Other places named Urquhart, including one by Loch Ness, are derived from the Brythonic elements ar, meaning "on", "by"; and cardden, meaning "thicket". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Urchardan.

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Arts/Media

  • Mary Cora Urquhart (1859-1936), American actress
  • Felicity Urquhart (born 1976), country music singer-songwriter
  • Ian Urquhart, Canadian journalist
  • Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), American stage actress
  • Molly Urquhart (1906-1977), Scottish actress
  • Philippa Urquhart, British actress
  • Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Canadian author
  • Thomas Urquhart (1611-1660), Scottish writer, translator of Rabelais
  • Tony Urquhart (born 1934), Canadian painter
  • Feargus Urquhart (born 1970), CEO of Obsidian Entertainment
  • Robert Urquhart (born 1922), British actor

    • Business

  • Alistair Urquhart (born 1919), Scottish businessman
  • Diane Urquhart, Canadian financial analyst
  • Lawrence Urquhart LLB, CA, (born 1935), Scottish businessman

    • Sports

  • Billy Urquhart (born 1957), Scottish football player
  • Cory Urquhart (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Donna Urquhart (born 1986), Australian squash player
  • Duncan Urquhart (born 1908), Scottish football player
  • Fiona Urquhart (born 1987), Scottish cricketer
  • Gavin Urquhart (born 1988), Australian football player
  • George Urquhart (born 1950), footballer
  • Johnny Urquhart, Scottish football player and administrator
  • Max Urquhart (born 1942), Australian footballer
  • Mike Urquhart (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player

    • Politics

  • Alexander Urquhart (died 1727), Scottish politician
  • Anne Urquhart, (born 1957), Australian politician
  • Brian Urquhart, United Nations official
  • Carl Urquhart Canadian politician
  • Colin Urquhart, British Christian leader
  • Don Urquhart (1848–1911), Australian politician
  • Earl Wallace Urquhart (1921–1971), Canadian politician
  • Elias L. Urquhart (1846-1934), American politician
  • Frederic Urquhart (1858–1935), Australian police commissioner
  • Glen Urquhart (born 1948) American politician
  • James Urquhart (1822–1901), American politician
  • Jean Urquhart (born 1949), Scottish politician
  • John Urquhart (1844-1933), Canadian mayor
  • Stephen H. Urquhart (born 1965), American politician

    • Science/Humanities

  • Alasdair Urquhart, professor of philosophy
  • Feargus Urquhart, computer game developer
  • Fred Urquhart (1911 – 2002), Canadian zoologist
  • Francis Fortescue Urquhart (1868–1934), English academic

    • Military

  • Ronald Urquhart (1906–1968), British Army officer
  • Roy Urquhart, British Army general

    • Fictional

  • Ethan Urquhart, titular character in Lois McMaster Bujold's novel Ethan of Athos
  • Francis Urquhart, character in BBC political thriller House of Cards
  • Julius Gore-Urquhart, wealthy philanthropist in Kingsley Amis's novel Lucky Jim
  • Gordon Urquhart, character in the 1983 film Local Hero
  • Norman Urquhart, character in Dorothy Sayers' mystery novel Strong Poison

    • References

    Urquhart (surname) Wikipedia
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