Colclough Explained

Colclough (variant Coleclough) is a surname of English origin. It is derived from a place called Cowclough in Whitworth, Lancashire.^[1]

Notable people with this surname include:

• Sir Adam Colclough, 1st Baronet (c.1590–1637) of the Colclough baronets
• Sir Caesar Colclough, 2nd Baronet (1624–1684), Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Sir Caesar Colclough, 3rd Baronet (c.1650–1687) of the Colclough baronets
• Caesar Colclough (died 1726), Member of Parliament for Taghmon
• Caesar Colclough (1696–1766), Member of Parliament for Wexford County
• Caesar Colclough (1754–1822), Chief Justice in Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Caesar Colclough (1766–1842), Member of Parliament for Wexford County
• Christopher Colclough (1946-2017), British development economist and academic
• Craig Colclough, American opera singer
• Dave Colclough (1964–2016), Welsh poker player
• Ephraim Colclough (1875–1914), English footballer
• Graham Colclough (1883–1954), Australian rules footballer
• Horace Colclough (1888–1976), English footballer and manager
• Jim Colclough (1936–2004), American football player
• John Henry Colclough (c.1769–1798), Irish revolutionary
• Katie Colclough (born 1990), English cyclist
• Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885), New Zealand feminist and social reformer
• Maurice Colclough (1953–2006), English rugby player
• Michael Colclough (born 1944), Church of England clergyman
• Pauline Adams (née Colclough; 1874-1957), Irish-American suffragist
• Phil Colclough (1940–2019), English folk singer and songwriter
• Ricardo Colclough (born 1983), American gridiron football player
• Ryan Colclough (born 1994), English footballer
• Tom Colclough, Canadian musician
• William Colclough (died c.1414), Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme

Notes and References

1. Patrick Hanks et al. (2002) The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860561-7; p. 136