Colquhoun
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Colquhoun 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").
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
origin. It is a habitational name
Habitational name
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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").
Arts and entertainment
- Christopher ColquhounChristopher ColquhounChristopher Colquhoun is an English actor who trained at RADA. He is most famous for appearing as Simon Kaminski in the BBC drama series Casualty, from 2002 to 2004...
, British actor - Ian Colquhoun (Scottish author)Ian Colquhoun (Scottish author)Ian Colquhoun is an author, actor, stuntman and freelance journalist originally from Livingston in Scotland. He lost his legs and was almost killed in an unprovoked assault and arson attack whilst living in the Republic of Ireland in 2002 and now wears prosthetic legs...
, Scottish author and actor. - Ithell ColquhounIthell ColquhounIthell Colquhoun was a British Surrealist painter and author. She was born in Shillong, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India...
, British surrealist painter - Joe ColquhounJoe ColquhounJoe Colquhoun was a British comics artist best known for his work on Charley's War in Battle Picture Weekly. He was also the first artist to draw Roy of the Rovers.-Biography:...
, British comics artist - Robert ColquhounRobert ColquhounRobert Colquhoun was a Scottish painter, printmaker and theatre set designer.Colquhoun was born in Kilmarnock and was educated at Kilmarnock Academy...
, Scottish artist
Governance
- Archibald ColquhounArchibald ColquhounArchibald Campbell Colquhoun was a Scottish politician and lawyer.The son of John Campbell of Clathick, he took the surname Colquhoun in 1804 on inheriting the estate of Killermont, Dunbartonshire. He married, in 1786, Mary-Anne Erskine . He became an advocate in 1768, was a Member of Parliament...
, Scottish politician and lawyer - A. R. ColquhounA. R. ColquhounArchibald Ross Colquhoun was the first Administrator of Southern Rhodesia. He held office from October 1, 1890 – September 10, 1892 from the period of the founding of Fort Salisbury after the arrival of the Pioneer Column. At this time the administrator's jurisdiction covered Mashonaland only, as...
, Scottish explorer and colonial administrator - Edward Alexander ColquhounEdward Alexander ColquhounEdward Alexander Colquhoun was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1897 to 1898.-External links:*...
, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario - Iain ColquhounIain ColquhounSir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet, KT, DSO, was a Scottish baronet, and the grandfather of an Irish earl and great-grandfather of a Scottish duke....
, Scottish Baronet - Maureen ColquhounMaureen ColquhounMaureen Morfydd Colquhoun is a British economist and Labour Party politician.-Education:She attended the London School of Economics and later worked as a literary research assistant.-Political career:...
, British politician - William ColquhounWilliam ColquhounWilliam Colquhoun was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Stormont in the 1st Parliament of Ontario....
, Canadian businessman and politician - Colquhoun BaronetsColquhoun BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Colquhoun family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain...
, two baronetcies created for members of the Colquhoun family
Science
- David ColquhounDavid ColquhounDavid Colquhoun, FRS is a British pharmacologist at University College London . He has contributed to the general theory of receptor and synaptic mechanisms of single ion channel function. He previously held the A.J. Clark chair of Pharmacology at UCL, and was the Hon. Director of the Wellcome...
, British scientist - Patrick ColquhounPatrick ColquhounPatrick Colquhoun was a Scottish merchant, statistician, magistrate, and founder of the first regular preventive police force in England, the Thames River Police.-Early life:...
, statistician, police magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police
Sport
- Eddie ColquhounEddie ColquhounEdmund Peter Skirving Colquhoun was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and Scotland. He played in the position of Centre back....
, Scottish international footballer - Ian ColquhounIan ColquhounIan Alexander Colquhoun played two Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s.Colquhoun was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a useful wicketkeeper who came late to first-class cricket, not making his debut for Central Districts until he was 29...
, New Zealand cricketer - John Colquhoun (sportsman)John Colquhoun (sportsman)John Colquhoun was a sportsman and sportswriter in Scotland. He was born in Edinburgh to James Colquhoun, 3rd Baronet of Luss, Dumbartonshire and Janet Sinclair. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and in 1828 joined the 33rd Regiment in Connaught, Ireland. In 1829 he was promoted to...
, Scottish sportsman and sportswriter - John Mark ColquhounJohn Mark ColquhounJohn Mark Colquhoun is a Scottish footballer who played for Stirling Albion, Celtic, Hearts, Sunderland, Millwall and St. Johnstone.-Playing history:...
, Scottish footballer - Leroy ColquhounLeroy ColquhounLeroy Colquhoun is a Jamaican sprinter. He won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a gold medal in the same event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-External links:...
, Jamaican sprinter
See also
- Calhoun (disambiguation), variant name
- Colhoun (disambiguation), variant name
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, variant name - Clan ColquhounClan ColquhounClan Colquhoun is a Highland Scottish clan.The clan motto shown above in the crest best translates to "if I can."-Origins of the clan:In the 13th century Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox granted the lands of Colquhoun, located in Dunbartonshire, to Humphry de Kilpatrick...
, Scottish clan