Colguhoun Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colguhoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colguhoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Colguhoun Last Name Facts

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

Colguhoun is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Colguhoun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colguhoun? popularity and diffusion

Colguhoun is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Colguhoun occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Colguhoun reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Colguhoun is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 33 percent are found and Greater London, where 33 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Colguhoun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colguhoun has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colguhoun last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colguhoun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colguhoun
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