Colton (surname)

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

People with the surname

 * Anita O'Day, née Anita Belle Colton (1919-2006), jazz singer
 * 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