Collingwood Surname

75,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Collingwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Collingwood.' This is a Northumberland surname, and it has flourished there for centuries. No doubt the spot so called is in that county, but I have not discovered it.

'Lord Collingwood (1750-1810) was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Sept.

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Collingwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9781:18,7102,684
United States1,8751:193,31119,108
Australia5071:53,2466,570
Canada4061:90,7539,966
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Trinidad and Tobago641:21,3122,442
Wales341:91,0167,411
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5671:15,5552,297
Scotland601:62,3873,880
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:217,39718,544

Collingwood (59) may also be a first name.

Collingwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Collingwood.' This is a Northumberland surname, and it has flourished there for centuries. No doubt the spot so called is in that county, but I have not discovered it.

'Lord Collingwood (1750-1810) was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Sept. 26, 1750': Dictionary of National Biography.

Roger Collingwood (fl. 1513), mathematician.

Robert Collingwoode, County Durham, 1542: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.

Edward Collingwood, Lincolnshire, 1589: Register of the University of Oxford.

1600. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Collinwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1764. Married — Edward Collingwood and Mary Hurnby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Collingwood = (apparently) the Wood of the Col(a Family [v. under Collingridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I cannnot discover the locality. It is probably in Northumb., where the family have flourished for several centuries.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Callingwood; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

The Collingwoods belong to an ancient Northumberland family that flourished at Eslington for centuries (L. and S.). During the last 300 years, however, the Collingwoods have formed an important family in the county of Durham, which may now be considered the home of the name (S.).

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

Collingwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Collingwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Collingwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,511th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,121,333 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Collingwood are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 59 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 2,978 people, or 1 in 18,710. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Collingwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Collingwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Collingwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Collingwood surname is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Collingwood last name are 20.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Collingwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 86.35% more than the national average, earning 644,917 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning R 306,672 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,672 CAD per year.

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Collingwood Reference & Research

Collingwood One-name Study - A profile of the Collingwood surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Collingwood FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Collinsworth/Colling FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Collingwood FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Collinsworth/Colling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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