Collson Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Collson Surname Definition:

Coll’s (Son) Coll’s Son Coll = Cole, q.v.

Collson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Collson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Coll’s (Son) Coll’s Son Coll = Cole, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Collson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collson? popularity and diffusion

Collson is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Collson live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Collson is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 38 percent are found, Oregon, where 32 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Collson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Collson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collson last name increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Collson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Collson last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Collson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning $36,005 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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