Colemere Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Colemere Surname Definition:
This rare English surname arises from two sources: 1. a parish in Hampshire, Colmore or Colmer; 2. from the township of Colemere, Ellesmere parish, in Shropshire. It is locational, thus it arises from a family who lived at one of the aforementioned places.
Read More About This SurnameColemere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Colemere Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This rare English surname arises from two sources: 1. a parish in Hampshire, Colmore or Colmer; 2. from the township of Colemere, Ellesmere parish, in Shropshire. It is locational, thus it arises from a family who lived at one of the aforementioned places. The name first appears in connection with a family in Hampshire who had. many appointments in the church and court. This family appears to have settled on the name Colmer early on. All latter bearers of this name hail from Ellesmere. Colemere township is named after a mere of the same name, which is surrounded by several other meres. This place was named Colesmere in Domesday and Colmer in the Lay Subsidy of 1332. The etymology typically given for this place is that it derives from a personal name, such as the Old English, 'Culă' and the Old French, 'mere', for lake. An alternative is that Col-is derived from the Old French, 'Col', meaning 'neck', in reference to a geographical feature, such as a wood or river. The former is more likely, as early renderings favour with Cul-. The manuscripts of the Duke of Portland record this place in 1643: "the enemye tooke the feild and encamped uppon yesterdaye seven ight all night in the feild neere Culmeere aboute the middway betwixt Ellesmyre and Wem". The earliest instances of the Ellesmere family date from the late 13th century. The name is not mentioned in the Lay Subsidy of Shropshire, 1332.
- 1155. Hugo de Lacy de Colemere, Shropshire: Cartulary of Haughmond Abbey
- 1197/8. 'Peter de Colemere, Occ. as canon', Chichester: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae
- 1227. 'Peter de Colemere, to live in Montgomery Castle': Antiquities of Shropshire
- 1235. John de Colemere, chamberlain of London: Calendar of Patent Rolls
- 1241. 'Hawise de Hopton gives half a mark for having a precipe [to remove a plea] against Roger of Colemere', Walsingham, Suffolk: Fine Rolls, Henry III.
- c. 1250. Hen. de Colemor: Antiquities of Shropshire
- 1252. Sir John de Colemere: Calendar of Papal Registers
- 1268. 'Item In expense of the same from the Decollation of St John the Baptist up to the feast of All Saints and of John de Colemere by portions and of other visits by portions': Account of Stubbington.
- 1291. Johanne de Calmore, Worcestershire: Liber Feodorum, part 2.
- 1298. 'John, son of Simon de Colesmere, appears as a purchaser in Astley from Simon del Hay': Antiquities of Shropshire
- 1327. Nich'o de Colemor, of Kynefare: Staffordshire Lay Subsidy
- 1367. William de Colmor (Shropshire): Charters & Muniments of the Lyttelton Family
- 1399-1400. 'William Godberd de Shrewsbury to Richard Culmere Webbe. 22 to be paid next Pentecost.'; an earlier record refers to him simply as 'Richard Culmere of Shrewsbury': Recognizances (Shropshire Archives)
- 1578. 'His wife Florence survived and married Richard Colmer at Sallop 20 October 10 Elizabeth': Inquisition Post Mortem
- 1630. John, s. of Andrew Culmeere, baptised, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1654. Richard Thomas and Elianor Coulmer, married, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1662. Hugh Griffith & Ellenor Coolmar, married, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1690. Richard, s. of William Coolimer, baptised, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1694. David Colmer, baptised, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1699. Richard Hawkes and Mary Coolmer, married, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1704. David Jones and Elizabeth Colemere, married, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1713. Edward, s. of Edward Colemer, baptised, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1725. William, s. of Thomas Colemare, baptised, Ellesmere, Shropshire: Parish Registers
- 1832. Edward Colemere, Gentleman of Saint Pancras, Middlesex: PCC Wills
In reference to the above Peter de Colemere and his connection with Montgomery Castle, it should be noted that there is a seat, sometime the residence of the Whittingham family, called Court Colmer (now Court Calmore) in Montgomery Parish.
Colemere Demographics
Average Colemere Salary in
United States
$51,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Colemere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colemere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colemere occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Colemere? popularity and diffusion
Colemere is the 1,385,851st most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Colemere are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Colemere is most frequent in: Utah, where 62 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Colemere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Colemere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colemere last name rose 2,820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Colemere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Colemere surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
Colemere earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colemer | 93 | 66 | / |
| Colemire | 88 | 123 | / |
| Collemer | 88 | 55 | / |
| Colemore | 88 | 7 | / |
| Colemier | 88 | 3 | / |
| Colomere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Colemare | 88 | 0 | / |
| Collemare | 82 | 186 | / |
| Colomiere | 82 | 15 | / |
| Colimeres | 82 | 1 | / |
| Collemore | 82 | 1 | / |
| Coolemier | 82 | 0 | / |
| Coleymyre | 82 | 0 | / |
| Colimer | 80 | 9 | / |
| Colleymore | 78 | 2 | / |
| Colimore | 75 | 73 | / |
| Kalemere | 75 | 23 | / |
| Jolimere | 75 | 7 | / |
| Colomore | 75 | 3 | / |
| Colomare | 75 | 3 | / |
| Colamore | 75 | 3 | / |
| Calamere | 75 | 2 | / |
| Solimere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calemore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolemire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Colymore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Collymer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Calemire | 75 | 0 | / |
| Collimer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tchoulemeri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Collamore | 71 | 406 | / |
| Collimore | 71 | 168 | / |
| Colamorea | 71 | 166 | / |
| Coulimore | 71 | 38 | / |
| Calimeres | 71 | 16 | / |
| Collomore | 71 | 14 | / |
| Colimerio | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kolhemare | 71 | 5 | / |
| Collamare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kohlemier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coliamore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Collomyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koulemeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colloymre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coulomore | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cattlemer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Calimer | 67 | 209 | / |
| Kalemer | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kohlheimer | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kallemeres | 67 | 8 | / |
| Colloymore | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koulemeris | 67 | 2 | / |
| Colimir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Calymer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Collymmore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Collaamore | 67 | 0 | / |
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