Collishaw Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Collishaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowlishaw,' a hamlet in the township of Crompton, in the parish of Prestwich, Lancashire This surname has crossed over the border into Yorkshire, and is strong there. It is Americanized into Cowlinshaw.

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Collishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3751:148,58114,225
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Canada601:614,09350,489
Wales61:515,75523,171
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110

Collishaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowlishaw,' a hamlet in the township of Crompton, in the parish of Prestwich, Lancashire This surname has crossed over the border into Yorkshire, and is strong there. It is Americanized into Cowlinshaw.

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

(English) Dweller at the Black Wood [Old English *colig—col, coal, charcoal + sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Collishaw: Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Collisetaw at Hickling in the adjacent county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846).

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

Collishaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Collishaw is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Collishaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Collishaw is the 456,246th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. The surname Collishaw is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Collishaw reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 148,581. In England Collishaw is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 27 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent are found and Durham, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Collishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Collishaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Collishaw surname increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collishaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Collishaw surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Collishaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.21% more than the national average, earning $55,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $44,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collisshaw953/
Colishaw942/
Callishaw891/
Colleshaw890/
Coulishaw890/
Colisaw881/
Colleyshaw8412/
Coleshaw8266/
Calishaw820/
Coleyshaw7850/
Zallishaw781/
Cholishova742/
Solissaw713/
Calisawe711/
Cholishov674/
Kolishova672/
Callisaib671/

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