The Cahoon Family Name

Cahoon is best understood alongside Calhoun: both are Scottish spellings of one family name. Taken at its root, Cahoon points to “From the lands of Colquhoun”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Calhoun was also written Cahoon. Related forms: Colhoun.

In the 2010 US Census, 4,849 Americans gave Cahoon as their last name (rank 6,918). That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Calhoun and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Cahoon family name pack.