title: Colton (surname)
text: # 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
  