Colclough Surname

84,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Colclough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colclough,' 'an estate in Staffordshire, in which county the family resided, temp. Edward III': Lower's Patronymica Britannica. Colecrough, found in the same county, is a manifest variant.

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Colclough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1051:17,9452,568
United States1,5051:240,83723,024
Ireland2811:16,7581,837
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Scotland501:107,0767,147
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
France271:2,460,101186,232
Guernsey221:2,929767
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Norway111:467,48139,375
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malta41:107,5681,849
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1571:28,2162,935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3541:18,0022,603
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Colclough (10) may also be a first name.

Colclough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colclough,' 'an estate in Staffordshire, in which county the family resided, temp. Edward III': Lower's Patronymica Britannica. Colecrough, found in the same county, is a manifest variant.

1678. Adam Colclough and Mary Blagge: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1758. Married — John Colclough and Abigail Shelley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

An English family established in Co. Wexford in the sixteenth century. MIF 60

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An estate in Staffordshire, in which county the family resided temp. Edw. III. The Irish branch settled at Tintern, co. Wexford, about the middle of the XVI. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Colclough is the name of an ancient family that resided on the estate of their name at Wolstanton as far back as the reign of Edward III.; the Colcloughs were lords of the manor of Hanley in the 17th century, and members of the family received the honour of knighthood and possessed a baronetcy (W.) The name is still in Hanley.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Colclough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colclough is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colclough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,183rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,269,165 people. The surname Colclough is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Colclough are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 3,105 people, or 1 in 17,945. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 33 percent live, Cheshire, where 7 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Colclough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colclough has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colclough surname increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 179 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colclough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colclough surname are 10.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colclough earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning 369,802 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.4% less than the national average, earning R 160,632 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,022 CAD per year.

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Colclough Reference & Research

Colclough DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Colclough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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