Colishaw Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Colishaw Surname Definition:

Collishaw: Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Collisetaw at Hickling in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).

Colishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Colishaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Collishaw: Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Collisetaw at Hickling in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Colishaw Last Name Facts

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

Colishaw occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Colishaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colishaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Colishaw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Colishaw are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. Besides Canada Colishaw exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Colishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colishaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colishaw last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collishaw94742/
Coulishaw940/
Colisaw931/
Collisshaw893/
Coleshaw8866/
Calishaw880/
Coleyshaw8250/
Callishaw821/
Colleshaw820/
Colleyshaw7812/
Cholishova782/
Solissaw753/
Calisawe751/
Cholishov714/
Kolishova712/
Zallishaw711/
Chalishova673/
Culisow671/
Kalisaw671/

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