Collie Surname
Approximately 9,691 people bear this surname
Collie Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll, and diminutive Colley; v. Colly and Colls.
'Ran Colle our dogge, and Talbot, and Gerlond': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
All these are font-names (v.
Read More About This SurnameCollie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,359 | 1:83,152 | 9,432 |
| Australia | 1,400 | 1:19,283 | 2,665 |
| Bahamas | 845 | 1:464 | 98 |
| Scotland | 755 | 1:7,091 | 1,092 |
| England | 677 | 1:82,301 | 9,096 |
| New Zealand | 479 | 1:9,454 | 1,640 |
| Canada | 442 | 1:83,361 | 9,272 |
| Belgium | 209 | 1:55,008 | 8,920 |
| South Africa | 108 | 1:501,645 | 40,799 |
| Seychelles | 65 | 1:1,421 | 329 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Liberia | 49 | 1:89,970 | 7,357 |
| Jamaica | 46 | 1:62,390 | 3,274 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 875 | 1:4,278 | 679 |
| England | 204 | 1:119,487 | 11,415 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
The alternate forms: Collié (2) are calculated separately.
Collie (1,909) may also be a first name.
Collie 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, and diminutive Colley; v. Colly and Colls.
'Ran Colle our dogge, and Talbot, and Gerlond': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
All these are font-names (v. Talbot and Garland). One can scarce help asking the question, that since talbot has come to denominate a particular species of dog, and is taken from the personal name Talbot.
1561. Roger Colley and Ellen Anderson: Marriage Lic I London).
1778. Married — John Collie and Mary Hodgson: St. George, Hanover Square.
(in Fettercairn). Perhaps of local origin from some place in the north rather than from an abbreviated form of Nicholas. Thomas de Colley rendered homage at Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 196). William Coly admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1436, appears c, 1438 as guild brother there (NSCM., I, p. 5; SCM., V, p. 44). Alexander Colly was tenant of Little Perth, 1464 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 139). George Colle in the Kirktoun of Lundy, 1541 (RSS., II, 3666), Robert Collye, tenant under the marquis of Huntlie, 1600 (SCM., IV, p. 285), William Colie, heir of Robert Colie in Dilsco, 1631 (Inquis., 1852), George Colly in Kircock, 1711 (Dunkeld). Elizabeth Whyte Collie from Crudie served in the first Great War (Turriff). Couley 1720, Coulie 1731, Coullie 1697, Cowllie 1734, Cowly 1713.
= Coley, q.v.
(Welsh) Descendant of little Coll, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
The original surname of the Marquis Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, &c., was written Cowley, temp. Hen. VIII.
Local. Coll—lle, in Welsh, denotes the place of hazel; Cil—lle, the place on the back or neck of the hill; from cil or col, the back or neck. Coille, Gaelic, a wood.
From the French, Colleye; a personal name.
The Colleys of Glayston, Rutland, were a knightly family in the 16th and 17th centuries (H. L.). The name is now rare in this part of England, but is represented by Coley in Worcestershire, and by Colley in North Wales.
Collie Demographics
Collie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Collie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Collie is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Collié. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Collie is the 52,748th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 751,991 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Collie live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Collie is also the 173,888th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,909 people.
Collie is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,359 people, or 1 in 83,152. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The Bahamas, where 9 percent live.
Collie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Collie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collie surname increased 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 332 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 145 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Collie last name is principally Catholic (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collie last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Collie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning R 214,824 per year; in United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $50,169 CAD per year.
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