Urquhart 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

Pictish language

Pictish is a term used for the extinct language or languages thought to have been spoken by the Picts, the people of northern and central Scotland in the Early Middle Ages...

-Gaelic name meaning "the portion of the shot". Other places named Urquhart, including one by Loch Ness

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...

, are derived from the Welsh

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 elements ar, meaning "on", "by"; and cardden, meaning "thicket". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Urchardan.

List of people with the surname

• Alasdair Urquhart
  Alasdair Urquhart
  Alasdair Ian Fenton Urquhart, born December 20, 1945, is an emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has made notable contributions to the field of logic, especially non-classical logic. One of his most notable achievements is proving the undecidability of the relevance...
  
  , professor of philosophy
• Alistair Urquhart
  Alistair Urquhart
  Alistair Urquhart is a retired Scottish businessman. He was born in the City of Aberdeen, but has resided in Broughty Ferry, Dundee for many years. He spends his retirement teaching retired people how to use the computer and attends and teaches ballroom dancing at many Tea Dances...
  
  , Scottish businessman
• Brian Urquhart
  Brian Urquhart
  Sir Brian Urquhart, KCMG, MBE is a former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations. He is also a World War II veteran and an author.-Early life:...
  
  , United Nations official
• Mary Cora Urquhart (1859-1936), American actress
• David Urquhart
  David Urquhart
  David Urquhart was a Scottish diplomat and writer.. He was a Member of Parliament 1847-52.-Early life and family:...
  
  , Scottish diplomat
• Diane Urquhart
  Diane Urquhart
  Diane Urquhart is an independent financial analyst and former senior securities industry executive. She is a major critic of the financial system in Canada...
  
  , Canadian financial analyst
• Emma Maree Urquhart
  Emma Maree Urquhart
  Emma Maree Urquhart is a Scottish writer and Computer Engineer.-Biography:She was born in Raigmore Hospital Inverness before moving to Stornoway with her family, returning to Inverness for school at an early age. At school, she developed a fondness for reading and of creative writing also...
  
  , Scottish author
• Feargus Urquhart
  Feargus Urquhart
  Feargus Urquhart is a Scottish computer game developer and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment.-Career:Urquhart is best known for his work at Interplay Entertainment, particularly as leader of Black Isle Studios...
  
  , computer game developer
• Felicity Urquhart
  Felicity Urquhart
  Felicity Ann Urquhart is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, sometimes seen as Felicity . Her single "Big Black Cloud", co-written with Randy Scruggs, reached No. 1 on Country Tracks National Top 30 Singles Chart in 2007. She has won numerous awards including a Centenary Medal...
  
  , country music singer-songwriter
• Francis Urquhart
  Francis Urquhart
  Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character created by Michael Dobbs. A Conservative politician, he appeared in a trilogy of novels: House of Cards in 1989, To Play the King in 1992 and The Final Cut in 1995...
  
  , character in BBC political thriller House of Cards
• George Urquhart
  George Urquhart
  George Urquhart is a former footballer who played for St. Mirren, Guildford City, Ross County, Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town....
  
  , footballer
• Jane Urquhart
  Jane Urquhart
  Jane Urquhart, OC is a Canadian novelist and poet.-Biography:Born 200 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ontario in Little Longlac , Ontario, Jane Urquhart is the third of three children and the only daughter of Marian and Walter Carter, a prospector and mining engineer...
  
  , Canadian author
• John Urquhart
  John Urquhart
  John Urquhart was a medical doctor and mayor of Oakville, Ontario, Canada from 1888 to 1891.At age sixteen, Uquhart ran away from home and worked as a sailor aboard Great Lakes ships. He subsequently worked as a farmer before embarking on a medical career...
  
  , Canadian mayor
• Johnny Urquhart
  Johnny Urquhart
  Johnny Urquhart was a Scottish football player and administrator. He played for Hearts and Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League. After retiring as a player in the early 1960s, Urquhart served Raith Rovers in several roles, including coach, scout, director, chairman and president.- External...
  
  , Scottish football player and administrator
• Robert Urquhart (actor)
  Robert Urquhart (actor)
  Robert Urquhart was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947...
  
  , Scottish character actor
• Roy Urquhart
  Roy Urquhart
  Major General Robert "Roy" Elliott Urquhart, CB, DSO was a British military officer. He became prominent for his role commanding the British 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.-Early career:...
  
  , British Army general
• Thomas Urquhart
  Thomas Urquhart
  Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.-Life:...
  
  , Scottish writer, translator of Rabelais