Colville (surname)

Colville is a surname of

Hiberno-Norman From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from ...

origin, that means somebody originating from one of the places called Colleville in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

, France. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alex Colville David Alexander Colville, LL. D. (24 August 1920 – 16 July 2013) was a painter and printmaker who continues to achieve both popular and critical success. Early life and war artist Born in 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Colville moved with his ...

(1920–2013), Canadian painter * Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (1717–1770), British admiral *

Andrew Colville Andrew Colvile (born Andrew Wedderburn; 6 November 1779 – 3 February 1856) was a Scottish businessman, notable as the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, a huge organisation set up for the North American fur trade but also instrumenta ...

, London governor of the

Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake business div ...

* Bob Colville (born 1963), professional footballer *

Charles Colville General Sir Charles Colville (7 August 1770 – 27 March 1843) was a British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was an ensign in 1781. He served in the West Indies from 1791 to 1797 and while serving there was promoted to li ...

(1770–1843), British military leader during the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

Christina Marshall Colville Christina Marshall Colville (, Christian Downie; April 10, 1852 – January 7, 1936) was a Scottish temperance leader. She served as president of the British Women’s Temperance Association (BWTA) (Scottish Christian Union). Biography Christia ...

(1852–1936), Scottish temperance leader * Maj.-Gen. Sir

Henry Edward Colville Major-General Sir Henry Edward Colvile, (10 July 1852 – 25 November 1907) was an English soldier. Biography Colvile was born at Kirkby Mallory, Kirkby Hall, Leicestershire, the son of Charles Robert Colvile and Hon. Katherine Sarah Georgina ...

(1852–1907), British military leader in Africa * Jock Colville civil servant and diarist * John Colville (disambiguation), the name of various persons *

Mac Colville Matthew Lamont "Mac" Colville (January 8, 1916 – May 27, 2003) was a professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Rangers between 1935 and 1947, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, he was brother ...

(1916–2003), professional ice hockey player *

Mikael Colville-Andersen Mikael Colville-Andersen (born 29 January 1968) is a Canadian-Danish urban designer and urban mobility expert. He was the CEO of Copenhagenize Design Company, which he founded in 2009 in Copenhagen, and he works with cities and governments around ...

(born 1968), writer/director * Neil Colville (1914–1987), professional ice hockey player *

Norman Colville Captain Norman Robert Colville MC (27 January 1893 – 1974) was a British Army officer and art collector. He left the University of Cambridge to join the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War. Colville received the Mili ...

(1893–1974), British Army officer and art collector *

Stanley Colville Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville, (21 February 1861 – 9 April 1939) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Naval career Colville was born in Eaton Square, Eaton Place, London, the second son of Charles Colville, 1st Vi ...

(1861–1939), British Royal Navy officer {{surname Surnames of Scottish origin