Colgrove Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Colgrove Surname Definition:

= Colegrave, q.v.

Colgrove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3591:266,71025,101
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Colgrove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Colegrave, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Hertfordshire.

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

Colgrove Last Name Facts

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

Colgrove is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colgrove? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,333rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Colgrove live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Colgrove is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,359 people, or 1 in 266,710. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Nebraska, where 7 percent are found and Indiana, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Colgrove exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Colgrove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colgrove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colgrove surname increased 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colgrove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colgrove last name are 21.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colgrove earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $56,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coolgrove947/
Collgrove941/
Colgroove940/
Colengrove891/
Colgrave88656/
Calgrove881/
Colgraves820/
Callgrove820/
Soulgroove781/
Salgrave635/
Salgrāve631/

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