Collin Surname
Approximately 47,581 people bear this surname
Collin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll or Cole, diminutive Col-in (compare Rob-in, Jen-in, &c). The -in Colling and Collings is excrescent (compare Jennings). Through careless pronunciation, Collings has become Collinge.
Read More About This SurnameCollin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 23,314 | 1:2,849 | 186 |
| Belgium | 5,233 | 1:2,197 | 172 |
| Canada | 4,988 | 1:7,387 | 1,089 |
| United States | 3,313 | 1:109,405 | 11,944 |
| England | 2,113 | 1:26,369 | 3,604 |
| Sweden | 1,480 | 1:6,653 | 607 |
| Germany | 793 | 1:101,520 | 12,586 |
| Australia | 511 | 1:52,829 | 6,522 |
| Papua New Guinea | 471 | 1:17,312 | 1,743 |
| Brazil | 442 | 1:484,331 | 18,300 |
| Finland | 426 | 1:12,903 | 1,945 |
| Malaysia | 318 | 1:92,749 | 6,447 |
| Denmark | 303 | 1:18,629 | 1,833 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Netherlands | 271 | 1:62,314 | 10,711 |
| Scotland | 262 | 1:20,434 | 2,370 |
| Chile | 237 | 1:74,331 | 3,012 |
| Haiti | 231 | 1:46,251 | 2,860 |
| Solomon Islands | 164 | 1:3,537 | 398 |
| Mexico | 149 | 1:833,062 | 11,879 |
| New Zealand | 140 | 1:32,345 | 5,645 |
| Luxembourg | 133 | 1:4,365 | 600 |
| Ecuador | 119 | 1:133,663 | 6,831 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Venezuela | 96 | 1:314,626 | 7,121 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Norway | 52 | 1:98,890 | 13,481 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | 1:241,112 | 17,024 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Guatemala | 19 | 1:846,456 | 5,220 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,329 | 1:18,341 | 2,645 |
| Scotland | 221 | 1:16,938 | 1,810 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,323 | 1:37,958 | 4,502 |
Collin (59,472) may also be a first name.
Collin 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 or Cole, diminutive Col-in (compare Rob-in, Jen-in, &c). The -in Colling and Collings is excrescent (compare Jennings). Through careless pronunciation, Collings has become Collinge. v. Cole.
Colinus de Newill, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Colini, Yorkshire, ibid.
Alan Colin, Norfolk, ibid.
John fil. Colini, Suffolk, ibid.
John Colyngs, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes Colinson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Colynson, 1379: ibid.
Colin serviens Johann' Vest, 1379: ibid.
Colins Charles, Norfolk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1585. William Jamao and Katherine Collyn: Marriage Lic. (London).
1682. Married — Jacob Marsh and Mabella Collins: St. Michael, Cornhill.
= Colin, q.v.
(English, French) The bald man; one who sold baskets.
Colin is one of the diminutives of Nicholas, and Collins may be its genitive, and Collis a corruption thereof. There are, however, other assigned etymons, as French colline, a hill, and Gael, cuilein, a term of endearment. But Collinc is also an ancient baptismal name, which existed before the compilation of Domesday. According to B.L.G. the Collinses of Walford existed, eo nomine, in the time of the Conqueror, in cos. Hereford and Salop.
(Gaelic.) From Cuilein, darling, a term of endearment applied to young animals, as Catulus, in Latin. In the Welsh, Collen signifies hazel—a hazel—grove.
Collin Demographics
Average Collin Salary in
United States
$42,849 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Collin (Hindi: क्वोलिन, Marathi: कॉलीन, Oriya: କଲିନ) occurs most in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,808th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 153,161 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Collin reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 15,961st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 59,472 people.
This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 23,314 people, or 1 in 2,849. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 23 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Brittany, where 10 percent are found. Besides France this surname occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Collin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Collin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Collin last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Collin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collin last name are 8.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Collin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning 311,291 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,152 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.38% more than the national average, earning R 335,964 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $41,687 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Collin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Collin in the Hindi language | ||
| क्वोलिन | kvolina | - |
| Collin in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲିନ | kalina | - |
| Collin in the Marathi language | ||
| कॉलीन | kolina | 72.97 |
| कोलीन | kolina | 18.92 |
| कॉलीन्स | kolinsa | 5.41 |
| कॉळीन | kolina | 2.7 |
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