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The boy's name Calhoun \c(a)-lhoun, cal-houn\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "the narrow woods". Place name. John Calhoun was a 19th-century American statesman, Vice President under Andrew Jackson, whose writings and ideas on states' rights contributed heavily to the Southern states' formation of the Confederacy.

Calhoun has 3 variant forms: Callhoun, Colhoun and Colquhoun.

For more information, see also the related name Cal.

Baby names that sound like Calhoun are Calan and Cleon.

Calhoun is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Calhoun. Click here to compare Calhoun with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Calhoun
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Calhoun

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