Colclough (variant Coleclough) is a surname of English origin. It is derived from a place called Cowclough in Whitworth, Lancashire. Patrick Hanks et al. (2002) The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860561-7; p. 136
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
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