Coldstream Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Coldstream Surname Definition:

Barbray Coldstream at the Mylne of Fossuall in the parish of Auchterarder is recorded in 1602 and five more of the name appear in the district (Dunblane). Robert Caulustreame was a tailor in Edinburgh in 1638 (Edinb. Marr.). John Coldstream wrote a memoir of William Blackie, optician, 1844, and John P.

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Coldstream Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England31:8,125,123158,686

Coldstream Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Barbray Coldstream at the Mylne of Fossuall in the parish of Auchterarder is recorded in 1602 and five more of the name appear in the district (Dunblane). Robert Caulustreame was a tailor in Edinburgh in 1638 (Edinb. Marr.). John Coldstream wrote a memoir of William Blackie, optician, 1844, and John P. Coldstream wrote on the increase of divorce in Scotland in 1881. Captain Coldstream, surgeon, formerly of Edinburgh, was killed in Peshawar, India, in June 1932. Of local origin from one or other of the places so named.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Berwickshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Coldstream Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coldstream occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Coldstream.

How Common Is The Last Name Coldstream? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Coldstream is predominantly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Coldstream are found; 64 percent are found in Australasia and 64 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 125,787. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 36 percent reside, Auckland Region, where 33 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 28 percent reside. Beside New Zealand Coldstream occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Coldstream Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coldstream has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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