Collard Surname
Approximately 28,574 people bear this surname
Collard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Collard,' an early personal name with Col for prefix (compare Colbert, Colegrim, Coleman). Found in Gloucestershire as a personal name, it still remains there as a surname.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,521 | 1:8,832 | 783 |
| Belgium | 6,562 | 1:1,752 | 101 |
| United States | 5,296 | 1:68,440 | 7,958 |
| England | 2,601 | 1:21,422 | 3,014 |
| Canada | 2,315 | 1:15,916 | 2,305 |
| Australia | 1,779 | 1:15,175 | 2,158 |
| Wales | 281 | 1:11,013 | 1,228 |
| Mauritius | 254 | 1:5,092 | 1,021 |
| Netherlands | 253 | 1:66,748 | 11,408 |
| New Zealand | 239 | 1:18,947 | 3,331 |
| South Africa | 226 | 1:239,724 | 24,596 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Germany | 171 | 1:470,792 | 41,127 |
| Argentina | 140 | 1:305,310 | 24,356 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Luxembourg | 64 | 1:9,071 | 1,442 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Mexico | 50 | 1:2,482,524 | 20,876 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,736 | 1:14,041 | 2,101 |
| Wales | 82 | 1:19,127 | 1,113 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 817 | 1:61,467 | 6,744 |
Collard (319) may also be a first name.
Collard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Collard,' an early personal name with Col for prefix (compare Colbert, Colegrim, Coleman). Found in Gloucestershire as a personal name, it still remains there as a surname.
Colard Hariel, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1595-6. Nicholas Collard and Margaret Listney: Marriage Lic. (London).
1769. Married — Henry Collard and Elizabeth Raynard: St. George, Hanover Square.
COLLARD (French-Greek) a double diminutive of Nic(h)olas, q.v. (French-Teut.) a diminutive from the Teutonic Col, Kol: v. under Cole (English) In French directories vve find both Colard and Collard.
Mr. Ferguson fancifully derives it from Anglo-Saxon col, a helmet, and heard, hard. But I find no such hardheaded gentleman in any early record.
Hamon, William, and Geoffry Coillart of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).
The Collards of Kent may find an ancestor in Simon Colard, who represented Dover in Parliament in the reign of Edward III. Christopher Collard was rector of Blackmanstone in the time of Charles I. (H.).
Collard is a name which has long been known in Taunton and the neighbouring district. John Collard was a Taunton clothier in the reign of James I. (T.).
Collard Demographics
Collard Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Collard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Collard is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Collard? popularity and diffusion
Collard is the 19,237th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 255,041 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Collard live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 491,536th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 319 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 7,521 people, or 1 in 8,832. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 30 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Apart from France this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Collard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Collard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Collard are 7.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.46% registered with the political party.
The amount Collard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.62% more than the national average, earning R 362,688 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $45,347 CAD per year.
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