Scottish Clans: Clan Colville Clan Colville is of Norman origin, deriving its name from the town of Colville in Normandy. The first recorded Colville in Scotland was Philip de Colville, who witnessed charters before 1159 and was a hostage for King William the Lion in 1174. He was granted extensive lands in Roxburghshire and Ayrshire. His son, Thomas de Colville, witnessed royal charters but was later imprisoned on false suspicion of treason before regaining favor. Thomas’s son, William de Colvil