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What does Calhoun mean?
Calhoun 
as a boys' name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Calhoun 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.
STARTS WITH Cal-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, narrow (little), woods (tree), 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Callhoun, Colhoun, Colquhoun
SEE ALSO Cal
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Calhoun Lawson (C.L.), ..
How popular is Calhoun?
Calhoun is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#757 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Calhoun was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak position of #1827 in the U.S. then, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Cal (#1225 FROM RECENT DATA) is the only other popular alternative form of Calhoun rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Calhoun was at its highest a century ago (MEDIAN #1210) and is almost as widespread today.
Similar Names
Calhoun is pronounced similarly to Calan and Callan▲. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cadon, Cahan, Caidon, Callum▲, Calum▲, Calvin, Camdon, Camron▼, Cannon▲, Canon, Canyon, Cardon, Carlson, Carlton▼, Caron, Carson▲, Cason▲, Cathan, Caxton, Caydon, Cleon, Colbourn, Colson▲, Colton▲, Dashaun, Haroun, Malmun, Mamoun, Rashaun, Taroun and Varoun. These names tend to be more commonly used than Calhoun.
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