Collignon Surname

42,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Collignon Surname User-submission:

My name is Luis Felipe Ignacio Collignon Goribar, born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. We are about 400 in our extended family and alive. We have our family tree dating as far back to the XVI century. 4 Collignon brothers came to Mexico in 1850, from Rostock, Germany.

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Collignon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,0111:9,474881
Belgium3,6651:3,137312
United States7181:504,81742,410
Netherlands3631:46,5217,918
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Canada441:837,40065,151
England261:2,143,00282,017
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Collignon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My name is Luis Felipe Ignacio Collignon Goribar, born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. We are about 400 in our extended family and alive. We have our family tree dating as far back to the XVI century. 4 Collignon brothers came to Mexico in 1850, from Rostock, Germany. We are from the Hugonots branch, that were expelled from France in the Catholic church Reform period.

- chefkonde1234

Collignon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collignon is found most in France. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collignon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,109th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 587,611 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Collignon reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 7,011 people, or 1 in 9,474. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 40 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Collignon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Collignon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Collignon last name rose 932 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collignon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Collignon surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Collignon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.71% more than the national average, earning R 721,728 per year; in United States they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $49,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,205 CAD per year.

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