Chisholm (surname)
| Chisholm | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "cheese" + "piece of dry land in a fen" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Language(s) of origin | Old English |
| Related names | Siosal; Shiosal |
| Clan affiliations | Clan Chisholm |
Chisholm (
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Alternatively the name Chisholm is said to be derived from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow" as in "The chosen meadow" which accurately describes the initial clan area of Roxburgh near Kelso.
List of people with the surname
In Australia
- Alexander Hugh Chisholm, journalist, newspaper editor, author and ornithologist
- Dane Chisholm, Australian Rugby League player
- Mark Chisholm, rugby player
- Scott Chisholm (footballer), Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer
- Sheila Chisholm, socialite in British high society
- Keith Chisholm, a distinguished Australian fighter pilot
In Canada
- Alexander Chisholm (Upper Canada politician), political figure in Upper Canada
- Angus Chisholm, Cape Breton fiddler
- Brock Chisholm, physician
- George King Chisholm, politician
- Joseph Andrew Chisholm, politician and jurist
- Marie-Hélène Chisholm, judoka
- Robert Chisholm (Canadian politician), former politician
- Robert Kerr Chisholm, former politician
- William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician), former politician
- William Chisholm (Upper Canada politician), founder of Oakville, Ontario
In the United Kingdom
- Aeneas Chisholm (vicar apostolic)
- Aeneas Chisholm (bishop of Aberdeen)
- Caroline Chisholm, English humanitarian
- Erik Chisholm, Scottish composer and conductor
- George Chisholm (geographer), author of first English-language economic geography textbook
- George Chisholm (musician), jazz trombonist
- Gordon Chisholm, Scottish footballer
- Grace Chisholm Young, mathematician (maiden name 'Chisholm')
- Hugh Chisholm, journalist and editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Janet Chisholm, former MI6 agent
- John Chisholm (Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District)
- John Chisholm (executive), businessman
- John Stephen Roy Chisholm (born 1926), English mathematical physicist
- Malcolm Chisholm, Scottish politician
- Melanie Chisholm (also known as Mel C), musician
- Robert Fellowes Chisholm (1838–1915), architect of the Indo-Saracenic Senate House of the University of Madras
- William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane
- William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, nephew to William (I)
In the United States
- Hugh J. Chisholm, industrialist
- Jesse Chisholm, American Indian trader, guide, and interpreter
- John Chisholm, American prosecutor
- Jori Chisholm, bagpiper
- Roderick Chisholm, philosopher
- Sallie W. Chisholm, scientist who discovered the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus
- Shirley Chisholm, politician
- Thomas Chisholm (song writer) American songwriter who wrote several prominent Christian hymns including Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Tim Chisholm, player of real tennis
- Tanya Chisholm, American actress
Elsewhere
- Colin Chisholm (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Chisholm (disambiguation), multiple people
Variant spellings
Chisum
- John Chisum
- Chisum (film)
Chisholme
Chisolm
References
- ↑ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Chisholm".
- ↑ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
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