Colton (surname)
Colton is a surname of English and Irish origin. In Ireland, it is an anglicized form of Ó Cómhaltáin 'descendant of Cómhaltáin', a branch of the Ó Cleirigh. In England, it is a habitational name from several eponymous places.

People with the surname 
 Ann Ree Colton (1898–1984), founder of "Niscience"
 Charles Colton (disambiguation)
 David Douty Colton (1831–1878), California pioneer, entrepreneur, politician
 Dean Colton, Scottish rugby player
 Don B. Colton (1876–1952), American politician
 Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829–1895), Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
 Frank B. Colton (1923–2003), American chemist
 Gardner Quincy Colton (1814–1898), American anesthesiologist
 George Colton (disambiguation)
George Colton (Maryland politician) (1817–1898), American politician, printer and newspaperman
George Radcliffe Colton (1886–1916), Governor of Puerto Rico
 Ginger Colton (1875–1946), Australian rugby player
 Graham Colton (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
 Jacque Lynn Colton (born 1939), American actress
 Joel Colton (1918–2011), American historian and author
 John Colton (disambiguation)
John Colton (bishop) (c. 1320–1404), statesman and cleric in Ireland
John Colton (politician) (1823–1902), South Australian politician
John Colton (screenwriter) (1887–1946), American playwright and screenwriter
 J. H. Colton (1800–1893), American Cartographer
 Larry Colton, professional baseball player
 Lillian Colton (1911–2007), American crop artist
 Marie Colton (1922-2018), American politician
 Mark Colton (1961–1995), British racing driver
 Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton (1889-1971), American artist, author, educator, ethnographer, and curator, cofounder Museum of Northern Arizona
 Michael Colton, American writer and comedian
 Micky Colton, Canadian military pilot
 Milo Colton, American politician
 Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork
 Puddin Colton (1874–1958), Australian rugby player
 Roger B. Colton (1887–1978), American Army General during World War II
 Ross Colton (born 1996), American ice hockey player
 Scott Colton (born 1980), American wrestler
 Sabin W. Colton (1847–1925), American investor
 Sandra Colton, American dancer and actress
 Simon Colton, English computer scientist
 Walter Colton (1797–1851), American chaplain, newspaperman, and author
 William Colton (disambiguation)

Fictional characters
 General Joseph Colton, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
 Rosie Colton, a fictional character from the British soap opera Doctors

See also
Kolton, given name and surname

References

Surnames
English-language surnames
Surnames of Irish origin

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