Colingwood Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colingwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colingwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Colingwood Last Name Facts

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

Colingwood occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colingwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Colingwood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Colingwood are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Colingwood is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland it is primarily found in: South Ayrshire, where 67 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 17 percent live and Scottish Borders, where 17 percent live. Apart from Scotland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Colingwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colingwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colingwood surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colingwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Colingwood surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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Colingwood Reference & Research

Collinsworth/Colling FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Collinsworth/Colling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colingwood
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