Collar Surname
Approximately 5,140 people bear this surname
Collar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the coller,' i.e. collier. This was an early form. The following first two instances occur on the same page of the Yorkshire Poll Tax; compare Lawyer for Lawer, Sawyer for Sawer, &c.
Magota Colyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameCollar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,061 | 1:175,866 | 17,657 |
| Spain | 789 | 1:59,255 | 5,404 |
| Argentina | 686 | 1:62,308 | 5,317 |
| Paraguay | 356 | 1:20,328 | 822 |
| England | 352 | 1:158,290 | 14,899 |
| Brazil | 251 | 1:852,886 | 30,751 |
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 264 | 1:92,331 | 9,519 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 691 | 1:72,675 | 7,795 |
The alternate forms: Cóllar (1) are calculated separately.
Collar (69) may also be a first name.
Collar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the coller,' i.e. collier. This was an early form. The following first two instances occur on the same page of the Yorkshire Poll Tax; compare Lawyer for Lawer, Sawyer for Sawer, &c.
Magota Colyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Coller, 1379: ibid.
1803. Married — John Coller and Esther Peas: St. George, Hanover Square.
1806. — George Collar and Sarah Eagling: ibid.
An idler. See English Surn.
Kollr, Kolli, Koli are the names of several Northmen in the Landnamabok, which Ferguson seems to think may be from Old Norse kollr, a helmet. I take it that Collar is a corruption of Collard, son of Coll, i, e. Nicol.
Collar Demographics
Average Collar Salary in
United States
$43,887 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Collar is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Cóllar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collar? popularity and diffusion
Collar is the 92,912th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,417,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Collar are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.
The surname Collar is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,061 people, or 1 in 175,866. In The United States Collar is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.
Collar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Collar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Collar last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collar last name are 21.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Collar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,559 CAD per year.
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Collar Reference & Research
Collier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Collar Kollar 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
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