Chisholm () is a Scottish surname. Variants include Chisholme and Chisolm.
The original name was 'De Chesé' to which the Saxon termination 'holme' was added on the marriage of a Norman ancestor with a Saxon heiress. The first recorded person of the name is a John de Chisholme, who is named in 1254 in a bull of Pope Alexander IV and found in the County of Roxburgh In the 14th century, members of the Chisholm family migrated into the Scottish Highlands and their name was Gaelicised. The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siosal (masculine), and Shiosal (feminine).
Notable people with the surname or its variants include:
Chisholm
In Australia
Alan Rowland Chisholm (1888–1981), professor of French, critic and memorialist
Alexander Hugh Chisholm (1890–1977), journalist, newspaper editor, author and ornithologist Alice Chisholm (1856–1954), Australian woman who provided canteen services for soldiers in Egypt and Palestine during World War I Anthony Chisholm (politician) (born 1978), Australian politician Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877) Renowned 19th century social worker in Australia Dane Chisholm (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer Eric Chisholm (1892–1946), Australian rules footballer Geoff Chisholm (1929–2006), Australian politician Keith Chisholm (1918–1991), distinguished Australian fighter pilot Les Chisholm (1888–1923), Australian rules footballer Mark Chisholm (born 1981), Australian rugby union footballer Scott Chisholm (footballer) (born 1973), Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), socialite in British high society
In Canada
Alexander Chisholm (Upper Canada politician) (1790–1854), political figure in Upper Canada Angus Chisholm (1908–1979), Cape Breton fiddler Arthur Murray Chisholm (1871–1960), Canadian author of Western fiction Bob Chisholm (born 1947), Canadian politician Brock Chisholm (1896–1971), physician Christopher P. Chisholm (1854–?), Canadian lawyer and political figure Daniel Black Chisholm (1832–1899), Canadian farmer, lawyer and politician Donald Chisholm (politician) (1822–1890), Canadian Member of Parliament George King Chisholm (1814–1874), politician Joseph Andrew Chisholm (1863–1950), politician and jurist Kenneth Chisholm (1829–1906), Canadian businessman and politician Marie-Hélène Chisholm (born 1979), judoka Robert Chisholm (Canadian politician) (born 1957), former politician Robert Kerr Chisholm (1819–1899), politician William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician) (1870–1936), politician William Chisholm (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1842), founder of Oakville, Ontario