Urquhart (surname)

Urquhart
Origin
Language(s)	Brittonic
Meaning	1. "the portion of the shot" ; 2. "on", "by" and "thicket"
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Urchardan; Uhrchardan

Urquhart (/ˈɜːrkərt/ (listen);[1] Scots: [ˈʌrkərt]) is a Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, that can be derived from any of four places with the name. Other places named Urquhart, including one by Loch Ness, are derived from the Brythonic elements ar, meaning "on", "by"; and cardden, meaning "thicket".[2] The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Urchardan.[3]

List of people with the surname

Arts/media

Craig Urquhart, pianist and composer[4][5]
Feargus Urquhart (born 1970), CEO of Obsidian Entertainment
Felicity Urquhart (born 1976), country music singer-songwriter
Ian Urquhart, Canadian journalist
Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), American stage actress
Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Canadian author
Jessie Urquhart (1890–1948), Australian journalist and novelist
Mary Cora Urquhart (1859-1936), American actress
Molly Urquhart (1906-1977), Scottish actress
Murray Urquhart (1880-1972), British Painter; father of another entry.
Philippa Urquhart, British actress
Rachel Urquhart, American author[6]
Robert Urquhart (born 1922), British actor
Thomas Urquhart (1611-1660), Scottish writer, translator of Rabelais
Tony Urquhart (born 1934), Canadian painter

Business

Alistair Urquhart (born 1919), Scottish businessman
Diane Urquhart, Canadian financial analyst
Lawrence Urquhart LLB, CA, (born 1935), Scottish businessman
Leslie Urquhart (1874–1933), Scottish mining entrepreneur

Sports

Billy Urquhart (born 1957), Scottish football player
Donna Urquhart (born 1986), Australian squash player
Duncan Urquhart (born 1908), Scottish football player
Fiona Urquhart (born 1987), Scottish cricketer
Gavin Urquhart (born 1988), Australian football player
George Urquhart (born 1950), footballer
Johnny Urquhart, Scottish football player and administrator
Max Urquhart (born 1942), Australian footballer
Mike Urquhart (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player

Politics

Alexander Urquhart (died 1727), Scottish politician
Anne Urquhart, (born 1957), Australian politician
Brian Urquhart, United Nations official
Carl Urquhart Canadian politician
Colin Urquhart, British Christian leader
Don Urquhart (1848–1911), Australian politician
Earl Wallace Urquhart (1921–1971), Canadian politician
Elias L. Urquhart (1846-1934), American politician
Frederic Urquhart (1858–1935), Australian police commissioner
Glen Urquhart (born 1948) American politician
James Urquhart (1822–1901), American politician
Jean Urquhart (born 1949), Scottish politician
John Urquhart (1844-1933), Canadian mayor
Stephen H. Urquhart (born 1965), American politician

Science/humanities

Alasdair Urquhart, professor of philosophy
Feargus Urquhart, computer game developer
Fred Urquhart (1911–2002), Canadian zoologist
Francis Fortescue Urquhart (1868–1934), English academic
George Macdonald Urquhart, (1925-1997) Scottish parasitologist
Kenneth Trist Urquhart (1932–2012), historian and 27th Clan Urquhart chief[7]

Military

Ronald Urquhart (1906–1968), British Army officer
Roy Urquhart, British Army general

Fictional

Ethan Urquhart, titular character in Lois McMaster Bujold's novel Ethan of Athos
Francis Urquhart, character in BBC political thriller House of Card, and the Netflix remake House of Cards
Francis Urquhart, character in the Francis Urquhart series of novels by Michael Dobbs, first of which is House of Cards
Julius Gore-Urquhart, wealthy philanthropist in Kingsley Amis' novel Lucky Jim
Gordon Urquhart, character in the 1983 film Local Hero
Norman Urquhart, character in Dorothy Sayers' mystery novel Strong Poison

References

Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
"Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Urquhart".
Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
"Craig Urquhart". Avie Records. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
Brown, Jeffrey Arlo (February 20, 2018). "The Bernstein Effect: An interview with Craig Urquhart". Van. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
"Rachel Urquhart". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
Casely, Gordon (2012-11-03). "Obituary: Kenneth Urquhart of Urquhart, clan chief and academic who brought 21st-century expertise to an ancient tradition". The Scotsman.

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[1] Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.

[2] "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Urquhart".

[3] Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8

[4] "Craig Urquhart". Avie Records. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

[5] Brown, Jeffrey Arlo (February 20, 2018). "The Bernstein Effect: An interview with Craig Urquhart". Van. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[6] "Rachel Urquhart". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

[7] Casely, Gordon (2012-11-03). "Obituary: Kenneth Urquhart of Urquhart, clan chief and academic who brought 21st-century expertise to an ancient tradition". The Scotsman.