Colenutt Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colenutt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col, and double diminutive Col-in-et. Double diminutives are rare in England, common in France; compare Dobinet and Robinet. 'Hearken awhile from thy green cabinet.

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Colenutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:232,15919,279
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Colenutt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col, and double diminutive Col-in-et. Double diminutives are rare in England, common in France; compare Dobinet and Robinet. 'Hearken awhile from thy green cabinet. The laurel song of careful Colinet.'

Spensers Shepherd's Calendar.

Elsewhere in the poem it is Colin.

Colinet de la Mare: Wars of England in France (Henry VI), v. index. Colinet de Grandchamp: ibid.

Collinette, a French importation, occurs in the London Directory (1884).

1696. Married — Hussey Collnett and Elizabeth Swan: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Colenutt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colenutt is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colenutt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colenutt is the 701,000th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Colenutt are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England Colenutt is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 22 percent live, Isle of Wight, where 13 percent live and Kent, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Colenutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colenutt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Colenutt surname rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colenutt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Colenutt last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Colenutt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning $46,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colenut930/
Colenuit881/
Kolenut8066/
Coleanu805/
Colenus804/
Colenou801/
Collenot75345/
Cotleanu75240/
Colțeanu7521/
Collenus754/
Colenuis751/
Coullenot7111/
Kolenu718/
Colinu711/
Calenuste711/
Colinot67255/
Colinus67147/
Kolenou679/
Caleanu672/
Colinou671/
Căleanu671/

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