Colton (surname)
# 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
* 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
