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
Collister Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Collister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Collister occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Collister.
How Common Is The Last Name Collister? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 209,874th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,703,021 people. The surname Collister is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Collister reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Collister is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
The last name Collister is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,010 people, or 1 in 358,870. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 328 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collister Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Collister surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collister surname are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.49% being registered with the 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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