Collumbell Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Collumbell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Columbell'; v. Columbine, of which it seems to be a kind of diminutive.

John Columbel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Columbell, of Manchester, 1623: Wills at Chester.

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Collumbell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:425,32928,711
United States191:19,076,786604,894
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Collumbell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Columbell'; v. Columbine, of which it seems to be a kind of diminutive.

John Columbel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Columbell, of Manchester, 1623: Wills at Chester.

1763. Married — David Collumbell and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

1801. — Nathaniel Collumbell and Amelia Bentley: ibid.

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

From Colombelles in the Cotentin. William, Alexander, Eudo, Guido de Colombellis of Normandy 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Geoffry de Colombelles, Lincoln, 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From Colomby; a location name in Normandy. in the Domesday Book, de Columbels; from the French, Colombel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Collumbell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collumbell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Collumbell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Collumbell are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 425,329. In England Collumbell is most frequent in: Greater London, where 27 percent live, Derbyshire, where 21 percent live and Staffordshire, where 15 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Collumbell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Collumbell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Collumbell last name rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collumbell Last Name Statistics demography

Collumbell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning $34,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Columbell95114/
Collumbelll951/
Columbel8939/
Collombel84115/
Colombell8428/
Colombel783,490/
Solumbel781/
Coulombel741,535/
Colombil67175/
Colonbel671/

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