Collerton Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Collerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Collerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Collerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collerton occurs most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Collerton are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

Collerton is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Devon, where 16 percent are found. Outside of England Collerton exists in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 16 percent are found and Jamaica, where 15 percent are found.

Collerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Collerton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Collerton last name increased 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Collerton Last Name Statistics demography

Collerton earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.95% more than the national average, earning $73,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chollerton9512/
Colerton940/
Cullerton89620/
Cholerton89509/
Callerton892/
Collarton890/
Choulerton845/
Challerton840/
Colorton821/
Culerton821/
Calerton820/
Callertun785/
Kullerton781/
Callorton780/
Collortan780/
Chalerton780/
Keloerton670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Collerton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis