Colles Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Colles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll, Col, or Cole (v. Cole), patronymic Colls.

Alan Colle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Colle, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sweyn Colle, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Colles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Australia411:658,43245,385
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
England281:1,989,93178,001
France281:2,372,240182,981
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Collès (16) are calculated separately.

Colles (136) may also be a first name.

Colles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll, Col, or Cole (v. Cole), patronymic Colls.

Alan Colle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Colle, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sweyn Colle, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Johannes Colson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Anabilla Coll, 1379: ibid.

Colle Badyer, 1379: ibid.

1777. Married — Joseph Colles and Esther Copithorn: St. George, Hanover Square.

1796. — Joseph Clark and Ann Colls: ibid.

'Yesterday, a defence was entered by Mr. P. Coll. Crown Solicitor (Ireland),' &c.: Daily Telegraph, Dec. 8, 1887.

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

CoLL’s (Son): Coll = Cole, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Colles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colles is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Collès. Click here for other possible spellings of Colles.

How Common Is The Last Name Colles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colles is the 512,152nd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name Colles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Colles live; 27 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 136 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 21 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 11 percent live.

Colles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colles surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colles last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Colles earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning $39,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collès9416/
Colless92846/
Collies9299/
Coelles9250/
Collese9219/
Coulles9211/
Scolles926/
Collest922/
Colleys921/
Collesh921/
Collets921/
Cholles921/
Colleus921/
Colleis920/
Coilles920/
Coles9155,193/
Colle9110,210/
Colls911,835/
Colletts8618/
Cocilles861/
Cholleys860/
Colley8345,318/
Collet8338,809/
Calles8324,496/
Collis8314,871/
Collie839,691/
Coller833,346/
Scoles832,740/
Choles831,470/
Colleu831,283/
Jolles83631/
Coyles83564/
Coules83500/
Collee83497/
Kolles83352/
Coille83203/
Zolles83203/
Coulls83179/
Collea83148/
Collec83125/
Coulle8398/
Solles8394/
Collée8391/
Cooles8359/
Collez8344/
Coless8330/
Coiles8326/
Collys8325/
Coleas8314/
Collex8314/
Collep8313/
Colesh8312/
Culles8311/
Coleus8311/
Hcolle837/
Cotles836/
Collge834/
Cohles834/
Coolle834/
Coeles834/
Coells833/
Collle833/
Colese833/
Colesr832/
Colest832/
Colies831/
Colets831/
Qcoles831/
Cholls831/
Cuoles831/
Coleis831/
Coleys831/
Cioles831/
Collst831/
Colled831/
Colhes831/
Scolls830/
Cotlle830/
Cosles830/
Colees830/
Cole80449,543/
Cols801,254/
Cotellese80134/
Coucelles802/
Coscilles801/
Collett7724,930/
Callies773,252/
Choules77954/
Coullet77860/
Cotelle77816/
Colliss77435/
Challes77337/
Colliez77223/
Jolleys77196/
Cottles77176/
Coillet77119/
Coolley7790/
Kollies7775/
Colesse7763/
Coullie7747/
Colleit7745/
Zolleis7743/
Collijs7742/
Chulles7737/
Cotille7737/
Collice7727/
Collise7726/
Callese7725/
Colleer7723/
Coillie7721/
Couleas7720/
Colleij7719/
Coillee7715/
Kolless7713/
Colletd7713/
Sollies7713/
Coilley7713/
Collios7712/
Chollis7711/
Kollesh778/
Kolleas778/
Calleas777/
Cholesh777/
Chollez777/
Scalles776/
Couller775/
Colease775/
Couëlle774/
Callejs774/
Coletts773/
Collais772/
Collece772/
Collist772/
Kohlles772/
Calless772/
Cohller772/
Cooller772/
Soulles772/
Collihs772/
Cioleis772/
Callehs771/
Calleis771/
Coulley771/
Cooleys771/
Coylest771/
Colesch771/
Ckollis771/
Colleyd771/
Colloey771/
Dcalles771/
Scoless771/
Kollges771/
Koulles771/
Ccollge771/
Coullee771/
Coullez771/
Cosille771/
Coolees771/
Colllis771/
Coellez771/
Collieh771/
Colleht771/
Coyller771/
Cooless770/
Scoiles770/
Scoules770/
Coeless770/
Collish770/
Colluis770/
Coullis770/
Coollie770/
Caulles770/
Calleys770/
Qucoles770/
Zollies770/
Coselle770/
Colleet770/
Calleus770/
Coliess770/
Cotlets770/
Callesh770/
Cotellesse7558/
Calle73135,743/
Coyle7350,167/
Colli7332,695/
Coley7329,603/
Colla7313,192/
Cools7311,611/
Kolle738,534/
Soles737,997/
Colis735,606/
Cales733,650/
Colet733,339/
Coler732,646/
Coole731,565/
Colly731,371/
Coile731,142/
Joles73914/
Colee73815/
Colea73663/
Koles73641/
Colex73488/
Colie73415/
Kolls73377/
Jolls73284/
Calls73263/
Coels73248/
Collé73237/
Coils73179/
Coule73159/
Couls7390/
Colez7373/
Coleş7372/
Colse7366/
Coleu7362/
Coleș7352/
Solls7346/
Colje7336/
Colsh7331/
Cohls7325/
Cohle7318/
Chols7316/
Zoles7313/
Cules7312/
Collí7310/
Colei738/
Colce738/
Colys738/
Colhe736/
Collz736/
Colhs736/
Colge735/
Colec735/
Coled734/
Colej734/
Cotle733/
Kcole732/
Cosle732/
Colep732/
Coleh731/
Colst731/
Scols731/
Colss731/
Collè731/
Coleć731/
Culls730/
Ccole730/
Coyls730/
Zolls730/
Cojle730/
Caselles712,514/
Coutelle711,135/
Calliess71101/
Choullis7165/
Chollois7150/
Coulleit7150/
Kollesch7148/
Cacelles7133/
Cottille7124/
Colleije7122/
Casilles7113/
Cotellis7112/
Cotillis7112/
Callesøe7111/
Collisch7111/
Scoullis7110/
Challess719/
Collishe719/
Cochelle719/
Soulleys719/
Colesova713/
Colloids712/
Callesse712/
Couselle712/
Cottelle712/
Cutilles712/
Chooleas712/
Coullais711/
Jollesch711/
Kolleyse711/
D'Calles711/
Chaulles711/
Culleŕes711/
Coullett711/
Coucelle711/
Cossells711/
Collisse711/
Colleatt710/
Colloice710/
Cootelle710/
Culletts710/
Kollie67103,501/
Cooley6749,562/
Salles6744,547/
Scales6722,787/
Cholis6712,441/
Cottle6711,315/
Kolleh6710,928/
Callis676,582/
Kolley673,557/
Collio672,717/
Callet672,635/
Coulet672,436/
Callea672,293/
Chales672,112/
Cullis672,023/
Caller671,843/
Calley671,715/
Sollis671,359/
Collay671,323/
Collia671,169/
Kohles671,157/
Zalles671,126/
Cooler671,049/
Coslet67995/
Kalles67766/
Casielles67764/
Kholle67707/
Jalles67636/
Coilla67629/
Cotler67600/
Coulis67513/
Callec67395/
Cosley67390/
Caules67388/
Cholez67388/
Cosler67370/
Coiley67350/
Kollee67324/
Ccalle67295/
Ccolla67285/
Caulle67250/
Colsch67246/
Soleas67238/
Cotlet67228/
Couteller67203/
Colett67189/
Kolese67189/
Couley67184/
Kollis67173/
Koulle67169/
Soiles67160/
Joules67141/
Colțea67141/
Colish67139/
Joyles67137/
Joiles67135/
Chules67122/
Cassilles67111/
Coulie67107/
Colloy67106/
Koleas67106/
Collic67103/
Koules6794/
Coulee6792/
Coolie6783/
Coulée6778/
Callee6778/
Collip6769/
Kollez6769/
Caless6767/
Jollis6766/
Colais6764/
Colher6759/
Colche6757/
Coyler6756/
Chouls6753/
Colios6753/
Coilly6751/
Cotils6751/
Kollei6749/
Colice6747/
Colloi6746/
Kholes6744/
Solesh6743/
Ciales6742/
Zohles6741/
Callei6739/
Solies6739/
Kollhe6735/
Calies6732/
Couttelle6731/
Collij6730/
Solløs6730/
Kolesh6730/
Koyles6730/
Cotleţ6730/
Kolleß6730/
Coelis6729/
Scolis6729/
Coulez6728/
Koiles6727/
Kolleç6727/
Cuiles6726/
Kollle6726/
Callez6725/
Cohlst6724/
Calhes6724/
Cutles6724/
Callie6721/
Coyley6721/
Joleys6720/
Coolee6720/
Coolis6719/
Casselles6719/
Coiler6719/
Kulles6718/
Collit6718/
Zolese6718/
Callís6717/
Johles6715/
Gkoles6714/
Jolesz6713/
Couchells6713/
Calletsch6713/
Gioles6712/
Kooles6712/
Kollea6712/
Cotley6711/
Calleu6711/
Callex6711/
Coylla6711/
Called6710/
Coulliais6710/
Kolesr679/
Ckolis679/
Couler678/
Calese678/
Soleis678/
Calløe678/
Callej677/
Cholsh677/
Coolly677/
Kollje677/
Kollée677/
Colise676/
Koleis676/
Kohlle676/
Zulles676/
Challs675/
Koless675/
Catles675/
Collid675/
Jolees675/
Coylie675/
Casles674/
Sohles674/
Jollez674/
Cholse674/
Caleis674/
Kollsd674/
Kolies674/
Caales674/
Cutellese674/
Cotleț674/
Cholys674/
Collai674/
Cohley673/
Koleus673/
Collisová673/
Callse673/
Kollej673/
Sooles673/
Ciolex673/
Kcalle673/
Coutle673/
Koille673/
Colliz673/
Kollec673/
Caeles673/
Csolis673/
Cotlez673/
Calesd673/
Coleac672/
Colluy672/
Coolet672/
Cootle672/
Jooles672/
Catlle672/
Qollie672/
Coulla672/
Jolese672/
Kolhes672/
Colijs672/
Coilie672/
Callès672/
D'Cole672/
Jollès672/
Colece672/
Coolex672/
Colisd672/
Coleey671/
Koeles671/
Quoles671/
Kolges671/
Kolhle671/
Kollesova671/
Kolleu671/
Caleas671/
Calees671/
Chools671/
Culeas671/
Coslep671/
Couceller671/
Couseller671/
Coylec671/
Cohleh671/
Cojtle671/
Coliea671/
Colihe671/
Coluis671/
Zollis671/
Scools671/
Tsoles671/
Soulls671/
Calleh671/
Callys671/
Cosleh671/
Joless671/
Coliez671/
Coolli671/
Jollés671/
Kotlle671/
Tzoles671/
Soleus671/
Callep671/
Chàles671/
Ciolis671/
Ccolje671/
Caslle671/
Culezs671/
Cotleå671/
Cousle671/
Coutiller671/
Coutillet671/
Coully671/
Coșleț671/
Coolez671/
Collaj671/
Colloa671/
Colåea671/
Coletz671/
Coleåž671/
Colije671/
Calesh671/
Kgolle671/
Suoles671/
Callhs671/
Cohlli671/
Kolhls671/
Kollys671/
Joleas670/
Coylis670/
Coleph670/
Cuyles670/
Qoller670/
Coylee670/
Culies670/
Koells670/
Tcales670/
Cosels670/
Colepp670/
Cooyle670/
Coleer670/
Coolys670/
Colgey670/
Kolees670/
Collitsch670/
Caulls670/
Cholce670/
Coylet670/
Ceules670/
Colist670/
Soless670/

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