Colclough (variant Coleclough) is a surname of English origin. It is derived from a place called Cowclough in

Whitworth, Lancashire Whitworth is a town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census. Whitworth spans the Whit ...

. Patrick Hanks et al. (2002) ''The Oxford Names Companion''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860561-7; p. 136 Notable people with this surname include: *Sir Adam Colclough, 1st Baronet (''c.''1590–1637) of the

Colclough baronets The Colclough Baronetcy, of Tintern Abbey, County Wexford, was created in the baronetage of Ireland on 21 July 1628 for Adam Colclough, High Sheriff of Wexford in 1630. The family seat was Tintern Abbey (County Wexford) __NOTOC__ Tintern ...

* Sir Caesar Colclough, 2nd Baronet (1624–1684), Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme *Sir Caesar Colclough, 3rd Baronet (''c.''1650–1687) of the

* Caesar Colclough (died 1726), Member of Parliament for Taghmon * Caesar Colclough (1696–1766), Member of Parliament for Wexford County * Caesar Colclough (1754–1822), Chief Justice in

Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador The Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador is at the top of the hierarchy of courts for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Court of Appeal derives its powers and jurisdiction from the Court of Appeal Act. The independe ...

* Caesar Colclough (1766–1842), Member of Parliament for Wexford County *

Christopher Colclough Christopher Louis Colclough (10 July 1946 – 28 June 2017) was a British development economist and academic, who specialised in education in developing countries. Colclough was director, Centre for Education and International Development, and ...

(1946-2017), British development economist and academic *

Craig Colclough Craig Colclough is an American bass-baritone. Initially trained as a cellist, Colclough started playing in music theater in high school, and joined the Johnston Center at the University of Redlands, in Redlands, California, where he earned a liber ...

, American opera singer * Dave Colclough (1964–2016), Welsh poker player * Ephraim Colclough (1875–1914), English footballer * Graham Colclough (1883–1954), Australian rules footballer * Horace Colclough (1888–1976), English footballer and manager * Jim Colclough (1936–2004), American football player * John Henry Colclough (''c.''1769–1798), Irish revolutionary * Katie Colclough (born 1990), English cyclist * Mary Ann Colclough (1836–1885), New Zealand feminist and social reformer * Maurice Colclough (1953–2006), English rugby player * Michael Colclough (born 1944), Church of England clergyman * Pauline Adams (''née'' Colclough; 1874-1957), Irish-American suffragist * Phil Colclough (1940–2019), English folk singer and songwriter * Ricardo Colclough (born 1983), American gridiron football player *

Ryan Colclough Ryan Paul Colclough (born 27 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chesterfield. Career Crewe Alexandra Colclough was born in the town of Burslem in Stoke-on-Trent. He started his career with Crewe Al ...

(born 1994), English footballer *

Tom Colclough Tom Colclough is a musician from Vancouver. He plays jazz, pop and blues. Career Colclough is a two-time West Coast Music Award winner. He has accompanied many musicians and singers, including Kenny Loggins, Celine Dion, David Foster, Julio Iglesi ...

, Canadian musician * William Colclough (died ''c.''1414), Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme

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