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Colquhoun Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in
Dumbartonshire. The name appears to derive from Gaelic còil,
cùil ‘nook’, ‘corner’, or coill(e) ‘wood’ +
cumhann ‘narrow’. The usual Scottish pronunciation is
ka-hoon.
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Name Distribution of Colquhoun Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Colquhoun families
 5 - 8  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Colquhoun families
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35 - 67 12 - 34 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Colquhoun families
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350 - 698 117 - 349 |
1 - 116 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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