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.
Read More About This SurnameCollard Surname Distribution Map
| 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
Average Collard Salary in
United States
$44,342 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Collard occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Collard is the 19,237th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 255,041 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Collard live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Collard is also the 491,536th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 319 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 7,521 people, or 1 in 8,832. In France Collard is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 30 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Collard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Collard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collard surname expanded 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Collard surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collard last name are 7.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.46% being 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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