Colling Surname

68,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Colling 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.

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Colling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8021:201,14319,781
England1,0941:50,9316,297
Brazil9581:223,4608,646
Germany5461:147,44617,738
Australia5391:50,0856,242
France4531:146,62922,692
Canada4331:85,0949,439
South Africa3501:154,79317,479
Luxembourg3101:1,873205
Belgium1741:66,07310,595
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Sweden1191:82,7466,109
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Wales431:71,9666,223
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Norway281:183,65321,594
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:31,9474,236
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Colling (113) may also be a first name.

Colling 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Redin says (p. 46,166) Colling in DB., and later is a patronymic derived from Old English Cola, but the present-day surname is more likely to be from Cole or Colin, a diminutive of Nicholas. Sir Thomas Coling was chaplain in Perth, 1535 (Rollok, 34).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 for Collin = Colin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Collings,Collins. —Probably a diminutive of Cole, and like it a south of England name, being most frequent in the adjacent counties of Kent and Sussex. In the north of England its place is taken by Collinson.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Colling Last Name Facts

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

Colling occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,096th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 998,841 people. The last name Colling is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Colling live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Colling is also the 881,625th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 113 people.

Colling is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 201,143. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Nebraska, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Colling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colling surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 478 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,900 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colling last name are 8.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Colling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning 367,392 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.33% more than the national average, earning R 485,556 per year; in United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collings9314,737/
Coulling93329/
Cholling938/
Scolling934/
Coolling931/
Collin9247,581/
Coling92543/
Kolling865,121/
Collina864,153/
Cooling861,804/
Culling861,701/
Couling861,562/
Calling86313/
Cogling86246/
Collion86213/
Collien86206/
Jolling86202/
Coeling86125/
Colleng86100/
Solling8698/
Collijn8669/
Zolling8623/
Collind8621/
Coullin8619/
Collinn8616/
Colings8610/
Collisn866/
Collinc866/
Choling865/
Cotling864/
Coiling862/
Coollin862/
Cosling861/
Coyling861/
Collinx861/
Colglin860/
Colin83143,093/
Colln8345/
Koelling801,820/
Cullings80361/
Coelingh80188/
Jollings8029/
Challing8010/
Coullion8010/
Coullien808/
Callings807/
Collincs805/
Chouling804/
Coolings803/
Colingue803/
Calluing802/
Cosellin801/
Coilings801/
Chulling801/
Collimgs801/
Koulling801/
Callieng801/
Collinth800/
Sohlling800/
Colleeng800/
Scalling800/
Couhling800/
Cothling800/
Colina7794,232/
Caling773,730/
Collen773,454/
Colijn771,609/
Kollin771,387/
Joling771,122/
Callin77865/
Coulin77746/
Colgin77710/
Koling77394/
Soling77296/
Culing77195/
Coglin77178/
Collén77172/
Collyn77109/
Colion77108/
Coolin77102/
Coleng7778/
Coslin7771/
Collim7744/
Colind7726/
Coluin7711/
Cohlin778/
Cotlin777/
Zoling777/
Coilin776/
Colinn773/
Colien772/
Čoling772/
Ccolin771/
Collln771/
Colinc771/
Coylin770/
Cuolin770/
Collengue753/
Collinová752/
Kollingth751/
Koellling750/
Coln731,326/
Catling712,524/
Salling712,041/
Colleen711,479/
Kulling711,063/
Jalling71863/
Josling71861/
Casling71496/
Külling71381/
Kalling71373/
Kollien71216/
Koeling71207/
Chaling71196/
Callion71192/
Scaling71141/
Kolleng71105/
Couglin7183/
Callina7176/
Cahling7174/
Kohling7164/
Colyong7155/
Kollina7151/
Couslin7150/
Jouling7139/
Coollen7138/
Kollind7135/
Solleng7134/
Caaling7130/
Sohling7130/
Caliong7122/
Colaeng7122/
Cuiling7118/
Caeling7117/
Kotling7116/
Cauling7111/
Quollin7110/
Chuling719/
Jooling715/
Kooling714/
Coliaen714/
Khollin713/
Coullen713/
Kollion713/
Collent713/
Kogling713/
Coolina712/
Coolgin712/
Jolings712/
Zulling712/
Colinne712/
Caluing712/
Choleng712/
Zouling712/
Koiling712/
Callind712/
Callien711/
Kolingg711/
Kuoling711/
Zuoling711/
Cottlin711/
Catllin711/
Kollimg711/
Kolhing711/
Kollhin711/
Koullin711/
Zogling711/
Coulina711/
Coolien711/
Collenn711/
Coislin711/
Colinke711/
Coulien711/
Cutling710/
Couhlin710/
Cothlin710/
Joiling710/
Collend710/
Culings710/
Coulink710/
Colinck710/
Calin6730,904/
Călin678,710/
Kolin675,577/
Callueng673,186/
Colen673,094/
Colyn671,955/
Kolln67813/
Colín67341/
Colim67332/
Koehling67231/
Collenne67139/
Colne67126/
Tjolleng67110/
Cattling6765/
Catellin6739/
Kallings6738/
Challeng6730/
Kalliong6727/
Zhouling6727/
Koilhing6723/
Jallings6718/
Casellin6714/
Sallieng6713/
Calingue6713/
Couthlin676/
Couhglin675/
Colìn675/
Khelling673/
Khalling673/
Djalling673/
Calleung673/
Chooleng673/
Coyln672/
Catlings672/
Kolingue672/
Colén672/
Colõn672/
Koisling672/
Koelihng671/
Qolin671/
Koyllina671/
Kullings671/
Casillin671/
Callienn671/
Choileng671/
Joslinkg671/
Colhn671/
Zoogling671/
Tcholeng671/
Tchaling671/
Cãlin671/
Caliueng671/
Cuttling671/
Colön671/
Coiln671/
Colengue671/
Solng671/
Zhuoling671/
Colnh671/
Cuoln671/
Koulieng671/
Cathling670/
Coolleen670/
Couglinn670/
Causling670/
Caugling670/
Cahallin670/
Keulling670/

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