Colbran Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Colbran Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Colbrand,' found as a personal name in Domesday, Devon; compare Coleswain and Colegrim. The variants Colborn, Colbourn, &c, were inevitable.

Malger Colebrond, Sussex, 1273.

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Colbran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3811:70,8558,377
England2371:235,09719,437
Canada971:379,85133,859
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Colbran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Colbrand,' found as a personal name in Domesday, Devon; compare Coleswain and Colegrim. The variants Colborn, Colbourn, &c, were inevitable.

Malger Colebrond, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

As Colbran the surname is still to be found in that county.

Robert Colbern, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Colebrond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Ricardus Collebround, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margarela Colbrand, 1379: ibid.

1631. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Colborne; St. James, Clerkenwell.

1642. — James Colbran: St. Antholin (London).

1677. — Laud. s. John Colebron: St. James, Clerkenwell.

(a) Local, 'of Colbourne,' a township in the parish of Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire But I find no representatives in Yorkshire of any family of that name. The true origin of all the forms is (1). Since writing the above I find this view corroborated by Mr. Earwaker in his East Cheshire, ii. 131. He records that William Coulborn was vicar of Mottram-in-Longdendale in 1695. He adds in a note, 'he may perhaps be identified with a "William Colbron" who matriculated at Oxford from Wadham College, 36th March, 1686.'

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) the Domesday Colbrand [Old Norse brand -r = Old English brand, a firebrand, sword; for the first element v. under Colbourn(e 2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A personal name of great antiquity. It occurs in Cod. Dipl, charter 925, and it is probably of Scandinavian origin. According to Ferguson it may either mean kolbrandr, a burning coal, or be a compound of kollr, ' helmeted,' and the proper name Brand. Both Colbrand and Colebrand are found as under tenants in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colbran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Colbran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Colbran is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colbran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 442,270th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The surname Colbran is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Colbran are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Colbran is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 70,855. In Australia Colbran is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 47 percent reside, Queensland, where 40 percent reside and Western Australia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Colbran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colbran has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colbran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Colbran surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colbran surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Colbran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 331.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,025,290 per year; in United States they earn 69.8% more than the national average, earning $73,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.78% more than the national average, earning $61,992 CAD per year.

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