Collins Surname

820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Collins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States419,0791:86550
England82,7881:67357
Australia38,9691:69351
Canada25,1341:1,466123
Ireland17,2311:27326
South Africa7,8081:6,939890
Nigeria6,6181:26,7672,302
Scotland5,2231:1,025159
Kenya5,1801:8,9151,149
Wales5,0621:61149
Liberia4,9541:890118
New Zealand4,7311:95772
Northern Ireland2,9541:62595
Jamaica2,7761:1,034188
Mexico2,1921:56,6272,770
Thailand1,0901:64,8068,211
France9881:67,2299,289
Trinidad and Tobago9421:1,448215
Guyana7981:955138
Spain7321:63,8695,764
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Germany5391:149,36117,949
Panama4401:8,891843
Ecuador4191:37,9614,151
Belgium3981:28,8864,645
Brazil3911:547,50520,507
Dominican Republic3851:27,0991,663
Bahamas3541:1,107211
Argentina3251:131,51811,138
Samoa3251:596179
Honduras3211:27,466952
India3181:2,412,15577,882
Netherlands2651:63,72510,963
Chile2611:67,4962,795
Grenada2321:46887
Ghana2251:120,09211,366
Russia2251:640,54755,698
Venezuela2131:141,8034,479
Japan2091:611,69515,989
Philippines2081:486,72257,858
Cameroon1971:105,42712,381
Barbados1901:1,513319
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1831:616132
Sweden1831:53,8074,164
Switzerland1761:46,6646,327
Nicaragua1671:36,0541,242
Israel1611:53,1536,939
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Uruguay1401:24,5132,864
Jersey1391:71465
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
Peru1241:256,32410,443
Isle of Man1181:727106
Saint Kitts and Nevis1181:468107
Denmark991:57,0175,821
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Italy881:694,96259,648
China821:16,674,653960
Norway711:72,42710,169
Malta661:6,519434
Botswana611:35,8517,015
United States Virgin Islands601:1,840302
Guernsey591:1,092205
Belize561:6,3481,021
Cyprus551:16,0891,810
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Cayman Islands541:1,183151
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Greece471:235,74036,293
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Hong Kong431:170,5932,956
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
American Samoa391:1,430249
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Finland361:152,68613,963
Antigua and Barbuda351:2,833434
Guam331:4,852643
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Estonia311:42,6398,109
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Tanzania311:1,707,79447,542
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
British Virgin Islands281:1,128178
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Austria241:354,81038,119
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
South Korea211:2,440,012510
Bermuda191:3,436515
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Seychelles181:5,133784
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Bangladesh161:9,959,79813,502
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Togo151:483,1856,352
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Oman101:368,7975,193
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Monaco91:4,118434
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha91:65096
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Egypt81:11,491,96962,263
Malawi81:2,139,88924,009
Sudan81:4,688,7748,150
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Sri Lanka61:3,468,09312,102
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Montserrat51:989156
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Curaçao41:39,312638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
East Timor41:303,982255
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Palau41:5,411112
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Micronesia31:35,4141,257
Mongolia31:941,76316,932
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Norfolk Island31:765177
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Anguilla21:6,718471
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Dominica21:37,946685
Mali21:8,484,5184,035
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland13,3351:33232
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England38,7631:62958
Scotland2,2891:1,635301
Wales1,8501:84861
Jersey391:1,330208
Isle of Man361:1,507200
Guernsey231:1,420241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States75,9701:66141

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.

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

Collin’s (Son). Collin = Colin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Little Nicholas” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Son of a little Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(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

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.).

The Norman People (1874)

Collins Last Name Facts

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

Collins (Hindi: कालिन्स, Marathi: कॉलीस) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Collins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collins? popularity and diffusion

Collins is the 820th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,271 people. The surname Collins occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Collins reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Collins is also the 3,089th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 337,293 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 419,079 people, or 1 in 865. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 199 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Collins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Collins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Collins surname expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 129 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Collins surname is predominantly 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 surname are 10.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.11% being registered to vote for the 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Collins in the Hindi language
कालिन्सkalinsa-
Collins in the Marathi language
कॉलीसkolisa44.44
कॉलीन्सkolinsa44.44
कोलीन्सkolinsa11.11

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