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
Collin Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Collin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Collin (Hindi: क्वोलिन, Marathi: कॉलीन, Oriya: କଲିନ) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Collin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,808th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 153,161 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Collin reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Collin is also the 15,961st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 59,472 people.
Collin is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 23,314 people, or 1 in 2,849. In France Collin is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 23 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Brittany, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Collin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Collin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collin last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Collin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding 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 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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