Collar Surname

92,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

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.

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Collar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0611:175,86617,657
Spain7891:59,2555,404
Argentina6861:62,3085,317
Paraguay3561:20,328822
England3521:158,29014,899
Brazil2511:852,88630,751
Nigeria2471:717,17732,914
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France261:2,554,720189,486
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales111:281,32115,850
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An idler. See English Surn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cóllar941/
Collard9228,574/
Collart923,168/
Coellar921,517/
Colliar92359/
Collyar92169/
Chollar92117/
Collair9272/
Collare9254/
Scollar9233/
Coillar9225/
Coyllar925/
Cotllar924/
Collarp922/
Collear921/
Collaar921/
Coullar921/
Csollar921/
Collgar921/
Collhar920/
Colar912,543/
Colliard862,025/
Scoullar86460/
Coillard86409/
Coullard86150/
Ccoyllar8686/
Cotillar8679/
Collaire8677/
Ccoillar8650/
Coullare8634/
Collyarp862/
Colllard862/
Colleard861/
Ccoellar861/
Cotellar861/
Collaard861/
Collaurd861/
Collaird860/
Kollar838,016/
Colard832,671/
Cullar831,037/
Colart83659/
Colyar83552/
Callar83505/
Collor83316/
Zollar83270/
Cotlar83168/
Sollar83160/
Scolar8385/
Coslar8373/
Cholar8355/
Colare8318/
Colgar8312/
Jollar836/
Coylar833/
Coelar831/
Coilar831/
Cúllar831/
Colasr831/
Coliar830/
Colear830/
Colair830/
Cotillard80473/
Tschollar8021/
Coulliard8010/
Coullaird801/
Collhardt801/
Cousllard800/
Callard771,854/
Callear77649/
Challar77319/
Collord77210/
Colaire77120/
Colahar77117/
Kollarz7794/
Colyard7763/
Cotlear7755/
Jollard7752/
Cotliar7752/
Coulard7751/
Cutllar7749/
Csollár7733/
Cuillar7732/
Cullare7731/
Khollar7731/
Callair7729/
Colleur7725/
Colleir7722/
Collore7722/
Kollare7720/
Cullard7719/
Chullar7717/
Ceullar7716/
Colhard7711/
Coulart777/
Calliar776/
Couslar776/
Coelhar776/
Collior775/
Kotllar775/
Colhart774/
Scolear773/
Koellar773/
Kollaar773/
Zollard773/
Coliard773/
Callart772/
Collour771/
Kollhar771/
Kolliar771/
Koollar771/
Caallar771/
Cholare771/
Ccullar771/
Chholar771/
Culliar771/
Cotlarz771/
Zollaar771/
Zollare771/
Sollear771/
Colayır771/
Soullar771/
Callare771/
Choular771/
Caullar771/
Coyllor771/
Cusllar771/
Colasre771/
Coylard771/
Coleard770/
Coolard770/
Callyar770/
Scallar770/
Coullor770/
Kollear770/
Coslair770/
Colgair770/
Callarr770/
Coslaur770/
Jollare770/
Coliart770/
Coutillard7512/
Csollarová753/
Csollarova751/
Cottillard751/
Cotilliard750/
Solar7325,537/
Kolar7324,184/
Color731,024/
Calar73710/
Cular73539/
Zolar73153/
Jolar7381/
Qolar7355/
Čolar731/
Çolar731/
Cutillar71502/
Casillar71207/
Couleard71188/
Kollaard71158/
Kollaart7162/
Cuillard7156/
Couliard7127/
Challare7123/
Ccoyllor7122/
Colhardt7115/
Kollahar7111/
Ccoillor7110/
Chhallar718/
Calliard718/
Catellar715/
Kollarzh715/
Coulhart713/
Coulhard713/
Cutellar713/
Coolhart712/
Cacellar712/
Cotillor712/
Cottliar712/
Khollare711/
Kollarth711/
Callaire711/
Choulare711/
Choulhar711/
Challear711/
Coulahar711/
Coutlair711/
Cootlare711/
Choollor711/
Chuollor711/
Tcholare711/
Cacillar711/
Catillar711/
Casellar711/
Culliard711/
Calliart711/
Callahar710/
Kollardt710/
Couylard710/
Kollár6712,678/
Kolhar672,747/
Chalar672,021/
Soliar671,573/
Kholar671,561/
Kullar671,394/
Kolarz671,366/
Calard67488/
Kolare67479/
Kallar67454/
Solyar67441/
Soylar67433/
Kollarova67416/
Chhallare67351/
Zallar67265/
Çallar67234/
Sallar67224/
Kollarová67194/
Kollor67190/
Cullor67174/
Calaur67144/
Coleur67104/
Calear67101/
Callor6799/
Ceular6797/
Kohlar6794/
Koliar6784/
Colore6773/
Catlar6771/
Coslor6767/
Calgar6758/
Coulor6758/
Culard6752/
Qolare6747/
Žolgar6745/
Cutlar6741/
Zolgar6740/
Zullar6737/
Kolyar6735/
Jolard6731/
Solaur6727/
Kolgar6724/
Sollár6723/
Caslar6719/
Calhar6716/
Kolart6715/
Colour6715/
Solair6713/
Koolar6711/
Solear6711/
Jallar6710/
Zolair6710/
Chular678/
Koular678/
Jolahr678/
Solaar677/
Koilar677/
Caliar677/
Jholar676/
Scalar675/
Calare675/
Casilliar675/
Zolare674/
Kolaar674/
Joular674/
Joliar674/
Zotlar674/
Colorz674/
Csalar673/
Cuylar673/
Sohlar673/
Kolear673/
Calyar673/
Jolair673/
Cuchillar673/
Çullar673/
Kolaur672/
Coylor672/
Cuilliard672/
Cağlar672/
Cascillar672/
Calart672/
Joylar672/
Joslar672/
Kolarh672/
Kochellar671/
Kojlar671/
Kolair671/
Jolart671/
Colord671/
Colort671/
Calair671/
Koelar671/
Kollàr671/
Zoğlar671/
Solhar671/
Qallar671/
Tchollore671/
Tchoulare671/
Cacellare671/
Cachillar671/
Calajr671/
Cholor671/
Csolár671/
Cuchellar671/
Djolar671/
Zollor670/
Kolarr670/
Sollor670/
Colyor670/
Culiar670/
Cuslar670/
Casillard670/

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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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