Calhoun \c(a)-lhoun, cal-houn\ as a boy's name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Calhoun is "the narrow woods". Place name. John Calhoun was a 19th-century American statesman, Vice President under Andrew Jackson, whose writings and ideas on states' rights contributed heavily to the Southern states' formation of the Confederacy.

Calhoun has 3 variant forms: Callhoun, Colhoun and Colquhoun.

For more information, see also the related name Cal.

Baby names that sound like Calhoun are Calan, Callan and Cleon.