Coldrey Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Australia

Coldrey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Coldrey (Hants). If not from an Anglo-Saxon pers. name such as Ceólðryð, peril. = the ‘cold stream’ [Old English c(e)ald, cold + rið, a stream]

Coldrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Australia691:391,24231,907
England641:870,59545,570
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France101:6,642,272293,169
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Coldrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Coldrey (Hants). If not from an Anglo-Saxon pers. name such as Ceólðryð, peril. = the ‘cold stream’ [Old English c(e)ald, cold + rið, a stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Robert, Roger, Reginald de Coldreio occur in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). The fief of Coldrey was in Normandy (Ib.). William de Coldreto also occurs 1180; William de Coudray or Coldray in England, c. 1272.

The Norman People (1874)

Coldrey Last Name Facts

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

Coldrey occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coldrey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Coldrey are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 28 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Coldrey is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa Coldrey is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Coldrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coldrey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Coldrey surname increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coldrey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coldrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.08% more than the national average, earning R 534,876 per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couldrey93422/
Colldrey932/
Coldre926/
Coldry920/
Couldry86137/
Coldray8638/
Coldres863/
Cooldre861/
Couldred800/
Colddred800/
Koldre7735/
Soldre7728/
Caldre772/
Caldray7124/
Caldrer7113/
Koldres715/
Choldra711/
Caldrea711/
Koldrysh6740/
Culdreth675/
Caldreth671/
Coldrich670/

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