Collarbone Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Collarbone Surname Definition:

A presumed corruption of Collingbourne, co. Wilts. So Hollowbone from Hollybourne.

Collarbone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Collarbone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A presumed corruption of Collingbourne, co. Wilts. So Hollowbone from Hollybourne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lower, with reason, suggests that this surname may be from Collingbourne co. Wilts. See also SmallBONE.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Collarbone Last Name Facts

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

Collarbone occurs most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Collarbone.

How Common Is The Last Name Collarbone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Collarbone reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 38 percent reside, Berkshire, where 17 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 16 percent reside. Beside England it is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 2 percent reside.

Collarbone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Collarbone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 405 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collarbon9514/
Clarbone892/
Clairbone848/
Clarbon820/
Clarabon7844/
Colla Urbano731/
Clariben671/
Clarbean671/
Salarbani531/

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