Collister Surname
Approximately 1,968 people bear this surname
Collister Surname Definition:
For Callister, a contraction of MacAllister, q.v.
Collister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,010 | 1:358,870 | 32,025 |
| England | 426 | 1:130,794 | 12,949 |
| Isle of Man | 146 | 1:588 | 67 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 361 | 1:150 | 33 |
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 217 | 1:231,423 | 19,482 |
Collister (24) may also be a first name.
Collister Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Callister, a contraction of MacAllister, q.v.
Contracted from Mac Alister, ‘Alexanders Son'. The Greek name Alexandros was adopted by the Scotch, as the Latin Magnus by the Scandinavians. Several of the Scottish kings were called Alexander. It is found chiefly on our northern coast, the nearest to Scotland.
Collister is quite a late form, and is not nearly so common as Callister.
Collister Demographics
Average Collister Salary in
United States
$48,903 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collister Come From? nationality or country of origin
Collister occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collister? popularity and diffusion
Collister is the 209,874th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,703,021 people. The surname Collister occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Collister are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Collister is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 24 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,010 people, or 1 in 358,870. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 7 percent are found.
Collister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collister last name rose 465 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 328 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collister Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collister last name are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.49% being registered with the political party.
The amount Collister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.68% less than the national average, earning R 93,444 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,490 CAD per year.
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