Collins Surname
Approximately 646,590 people bear this surname
Collins 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 SurnameCollins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 419,079 | 1:865 | 50 |
| England | 82,788 | 1:673 | 57 |
| Australia | 38,969 | 1:693 | 51 |
| Canada | 25,134 | 1:1,466 | 123 |
| Ireland | 17,231 | 1:273 | 26 |
| South Africa | 7,808 | 1:6,939 | 890 |
| Nigeria | 6,618 | 1:26,767 | 2,302 |
| Scotland | 5,223 | 1:1,025 | 159 |
| Kenya | 5,180 | 1:8,915 | 1,149 |
| Wales | 5,062 | 1:611 | 49 |
| Liberia | 4,954 | 1:890 | 118 |
| New Zealand | 4,731 | 1:957 | 72 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,954 | 1:625 | 95 |
| Jamaica | 2,776 | 1:1,034 | 188 |
| Mexico | 2,192 | 1:56,627 | 2,770 |
| Thailand | 1,090 | 1:64,806 | 8,211 |
| France | 988 | 1:67,229 | 9,289 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 942 | 1:1,448 | 215 |
| Guyana | 798 | 1:955 | 138 |
| Spain | 732 | 1:63,869 | 5,764 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Germany | 539 | 1:149,361 | 17,949 |
| Panama | 440 | 1:8,891 | 843 |
| Ecuador | 419 | 1:37,961 | 4,151 |
| Belgium | 398 | 1:28,886 | 4,645 |
| Brazil | 391 | 1:547,505 | 20,507 |
| Dominican Republic | 385 | 1:27,099 | 1,663 |
| Bahamas | 354 | 1:1,107 | 211 |
| Argentina | 325 | 1:131,518 | 11,138 |
| Samoa | 325 | 1:596 | 179 |
| Honduras | 321 | 1:27,466 | 952 |
| India | 318 | 1:2,412,155 | 77,882 |
| Netherlands | 265 | 1:63,725 | 10,963 |
| Chile | 261 | 1:67,496 | 2,795 |
| Grenada | 232 | 1:468 | 87 |
| Ghana | 225 | 1:120,092 | 11,366 |
| Russia | 225 | 1:640,547 | 55,698 |
| Venezuela | 213 | 1:141,803 | 4,479 |
| Japan | 209 | 1:611,695 | 15,989 |
| Philippines | 208 | 1:486,722 | 57,858 |
| Cameroon | 197 | 1:105,427 | 12,381 |
| Barbados | 190 | 1:1,513 | 319 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 183 | 1:616 | 132 |
| Sweden | 183 | 1:53,807 | 4,164 |
| Switzerland | 176 | 1:46,664 | 6,327 |
| Nicaragua | 167 | 1:36,054 | 1,242 |
| Israel | 161 | 1:53,153 | 6,939 |
| Uganda | 155 | 1:251,866 | 18,680 |
| Uruguay | 140 | 1:24,513 | 2,864 |
| Jersey | 139 | 1:714 | 65 |
| Malaysia | 124 | 1:237,857 | 13,554 |
| Peru | 124 | 1:256,324 | 10,443 |
| Isle of Man | 118 | 1:727 | 106 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 118 | 1:468 | 107 |
| Denmark | 99 | 1:57,017 | 5,821 |
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Italy | 88 | 1:694,962 | 59,648 |
| China | 82 | 1:16,674,653 | 960 |
| Norway | 71 | 1:72,427 | 10,169 |
| Malta | 66 | 1:6,519 | 434 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 60 | 1:1,840 | 302 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Belize | 56 | 1:6,348 | 1,021 |
| Cyprus | 55 | 1:16,089 | 1,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Cayman Islands | 54 | 1:1,183 | 151 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Czechia | 46 | 1:231,162 | 32,089 |
| Hong Kong | 43 | 1:170,593 | 2,956 |
| Costa Rica | 41 | 1:116,587 | 1,845 |
| American Samoa | 39 | 1:1,430 | 249 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 36 | 1:31,546 | 134 |
| Finland | 36 | 1:152,686 | 13,963 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 1:2,833 | 434 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Tanzania | 31 | 1:1,707,794 | 47,542 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| British Virgin Islands | 28 | 1:1,128 | 178 |
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| South Korea | 21 | 1:2,440,012 | 510 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Bangladesh | 16 | 1:9,959,798 | 13,502 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Togo | 15 | 1:483,185 | 6,352 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Vietnam | 10 | 1:9,264,605 | 2,710 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 9 | 1:650 | 96 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Egypt | 8 | 1:11,491,969 | 62,263 |
| Malawi | 8 | 1:2,139,889 | 24,009 |
| Sudan | 8 | 1:4,688,774 | 8,150 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Saint Lucia | 7 | 1:25,540 | 1,703 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 1:3,468,093 | 12,102 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Montserrat | 5 | 1:989 | 156 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Cook Islands | 4 | 1:4,545 | 1,050 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Angola | 3 | 1:8,996,405 | 11,732 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Micronesia | 3 | 1:35,414 | 1,257 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 1:941,763 | 16,932 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Northern Cyprus | 3 | 1:106,337 | 8,831 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Mali | 2 | 1:8,484,518 | 4,035 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13,335 | 1:332 | 32 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38,763 | 1:629 | 58 |
| Scotland | 2,289 | 1:1,635 | 301 |
| Wales | 1,850 | 1:848 | 61 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:1,330 | 208 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:1,507 | 200 |
| Guernsey | 23 | 1:1,420 | 241 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75,970 | 1:661 | 41 |
Collins (337,293) may also be a first name.
Collins 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.
Collin’s (Son). Collin = Colin, q.v.
A well known English name. In Ireland it is nearly always the anglicized form of Ó Coileáin, which is also Cullane. This sept is of Co. Limerick. Another Ó Cuilleáin, is of the Corca Laoidhe. IF 101; Map Cork and Lim
“Little Nicholas” in Old English.
(English) Son of a little Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
(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.
William de Colince or Colunce held lands at Chadlington, Oxford, c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.). Hugh de Culunce had custody of Pont Orson t. John, c. 1200 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm., v. 119). Coulonces was near Alençon. Ernis de C. m. a dau. of William de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, t. Henry I. Hugh de Colonches, 1165, held a barony of four fees, and Thomas de C. one of equal dimensions. Adam de C. paid a fine to the King in Oxfordshire 1203, and Hugh de C. confirmed lands to Mottisfont Priory (Mon. ii.).
Collins Demographics
Collins Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Collins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Collins (Hindi: कालिन्स, Marathi: कॉलीस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Collins? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 820th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,271 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Collins live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Collins is also the 3,089th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 337,293 people.
Collins is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 419,079 people, or 1 in 865. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Collins occurs in 199 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Collins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Collins surname increased 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 129 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Collins surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Orthodox (62%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Collins last name are 10.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.11% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Collins earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning €31,721 per year; in Norway they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning 447,616 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,475 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.16% more than the national average, earning R 306,924 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $22,483,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $41,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Collins Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Collins in the Hindi language | ||
| कालिन्स | kalinsa | - |
| Collins in the Marathi language | ||
| कॉलीस | kolisa | 44.44 |
| कॉलीन्स | kolinsa | 44.44 |
| कोलीन्स | kolinsa | 11.11 |
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