Colebrook Surname

220,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Colebrook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colebrook.' (1) Colebrook, a parish in the Diocese Oxf.; (a) a manor in Devon The latter spot is spelt Colbrok, Colbroke, and Colebroke, in the Hundred Rolls (i. 67-71).

1638.

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Colebrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6321:88,1619,571
United States3741:969,14271,998
Bahamas3141:1,248227
Australia2411:112,01512,478
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Canada831:443,92338,562
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:71,6927,971
Wales241:65,3513,160
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Colebrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colebrook.' (1) Colebrook, a parish in the Diocese Oxf.; (a) a manor in Devon The latter spot is spelt Colbrok, Colbroke, and Colebroke, in the Hundred Rolls (i. 67-71).

1638. Baptised — Mary, d. Thomas Colebrooke: ibid.

1773. Married — Thomas Colebrook and Elizabeth Harris: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Colbrook, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Colebrook Last Name Facts

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

Colebrook is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colebrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,942nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,943,477 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Colebrook live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 88,161. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 21 percent live, Cheshire, where 10 percent live and Isle of Wight, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and The Bahamas, where 17 percent live.

Colebrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colebrook has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colebrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colebrook surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Colebrook earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.33% less than the national average, earning 223,800 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colebrooke95767/
Colebrooks9513/
Colibrook891/
Culebrook891/
Colebroke891/
Colleybrooks861/
Ceulebrouck702/
Scalebroc670/
Kuhlebrock6324/
Calabroc591/

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