Coleridge Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Coleridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coleridge,' a parish in the Diocese of Exeter.

Crispianus de Colrigge, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Colrugge, Berkshire, ibid.

Coleridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:150,99714,419
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada731:504,73442,927
Australia381:710,41347,396
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Wales101:309,45316,869
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Coleridge (250) may also be a first name.

Coleridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coleridge,' a parish in the Diocese of Exeter.

Crispianus de Colrigge, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Colrugge, Berkshire, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Coleridge or Coldridge = 1 the Black Ridge [Old English col (coal-) black hrycg] 2 the Cold Ridge [Old English c(e)ald + hrycg] Cp. the place-name Cold-Hill.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hundred and a parish in co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In 1086 Colerige, Devon, was held in barony by the Bishop of Coutances, whose subtenant Brogo de Montacute had sub-enfeoffed Ingebald, probably a Norman follower of his (Domesd. 102 b), by whose descendants this place (whence they took their name) was held. Hence the poet Coleridge.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coleridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coleridge is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coleridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coleridge is the 365,146th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. Coleridge is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Coleridge are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 563,826th most common first name on earth, held by 250 people.

The last name Coleridge is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 150,997. In England Coleridge is most frequent in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Devon, where 8 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Coleridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coleridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Coleridge last name grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coleridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Coleridge are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Coleridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 194% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 130.01% more than the national average, earning R 546,600 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $58,298 CAD per year.

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