Colenso Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Colenso Surname Definition:

Nickname for Nicholas. Nicolo in Italian.

Colenso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2171:124,40413,629
England1841:302,81622,992
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Colenso (43) may also be a first name.

Colenso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Nicholas. Nicolo in Italian.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The last part of these names would seem to be the same with that of Boskenso in Mawnan, and, if so, they may be from col-enys, the island ridge. Colenso, &c., are however more probably Cornish forms of Collins, a name derived from Nicholas.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

COLENSE, COLENSO, COLENSOE, CLENSO, CLENSOE: The last part of these names would seem to be the same with that of Boskenso in Mawnan, and, if so, they may be from col-enys, the island ridge. Colenso, &c., are however more probably Cornish forms of Collins, a name derived from Nicholas.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Colenso Last Name Facts

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

Colenso occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colenso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 493,936th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Colenso live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Colenso is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 124,404. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 55 percent live, Queensland, where 33 percent live and New South Wales, where 9 percent live. Besides Australia this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Colenso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colenso has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colenso surname rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colenso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colenso surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Colenso earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.13% less than the national average, earning R 177,912 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collenso931/
Colenzo8680/
Colenco8660/
Kolenso867/
Colinso861/
Calenso861/
Solenso861/
Colensa860/
Colenzio8041/
Colengio804/
Collinso801/
Joylenso801/
Solensio801/
Callenso800/
Collinsco751/
Calenzo71691/
Colinco71262/
Calenco7140/
Kalenso719/
Salenso718/
Colenza712/
Kulenso711/
Colenca711/
Kolenco711/
Kolinso711/
Solenzio6714/
Cialenco676/
Collenza672/
Collinsa672/
Tcalenco672/
Koulensa671/
Collins'joy671/
Chalensa671/

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