Colledge Surname

122,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colledge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the college', from residence in or near some collegiate foundation. I have no actual proof.

John Colledge, of Colne, dotkworker, 1639: Wills at Chester.

1578. Buried — Gregory Collage, servant to Antony Kellyngham: St Dionis Backchurch.

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Colledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8421:30,2494,058
United States1,0591:342,26530,803
Australia4611:58,5597,118
Canada1421:259,47624,513
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Wales281:110,5198,545
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
France61:11,070,454349,096
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7381:33,0294,364
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Colledge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the college', from residence in or near some collegiate foundation. I have no actual proof.

John Colledge, of Colne, dotkworker, 1639: Wills at Chester.

1578. Buried — Gregory Collage, servant to Antony Kellyngham: St Dionis Backchurch.

1670. Married — Henry Collidge and Allice Wright: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Probably local, and with no reference to any seat of learning, or abode of charity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colledge Last Name Facts

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

Colledge is most common in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Colledge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colledge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,400th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,950,628 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Colledge live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,842 people, or 1 in 30,249. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 13 percent live, Warwickshire, where 12 percent live and Durham, where 12 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Colledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colledge has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Colledge last name expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colledge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colledge last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colledge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.68% more than the national average, earning R 545,808 per year; in United States they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $41,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,770 CAD per year.

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