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Colleshaw Surname Definition:
Collishaw: Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Collisetaw at Hickling in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).
Colleshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Colleshaw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Collishaw: Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Collisetaw at Hickling in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).
— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleyshaw | 95 | 12 | / |
| Coleshaw | 94 | 66 | / |
| Collishaw | 89 | 742 | / |
| Coleyshaw | 89 | 50 | / |
| Colshaw | 88 | 6 | / |
| Collisshaw | 84 | 3 | / |
| Coulshaw | 82 | 11 | / |
| Colishaw | 82 | 2 | / |
| Colashaw | 82 | 0 | / |
| Callishaw | 78 | 1 | / |
| Coulishaw | 78 | 0 | / |
| Culshaw | 75 | 2,802 | / |
| Colosaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Colisaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calshaw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Colesova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Culshasw | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cuslshaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coleshob | 71 | 0 | / |
| Calishaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koleshova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zallishaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kollesova | 67 | 1 | / |
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