Colliston Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colliston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colliston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Colliston (24) may also be a first name.

Colliston Last Name Facts

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

Colliston is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colliston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Colliston are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. Colliston is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Colliston is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 68 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent are found and Herefordshire, where 5 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Colliston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colliston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colliston surname grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colliston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Colliston surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Colliston earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning R 165,180 per year and in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colliston
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