Colly Surname
Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname
Colly Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col and Cole, diminutive Colley, which see. This form of Nicholas was extremely popular in Yorkshire, judging by the Poll Tax. I furnish but a few instances.
Read More About This SurnameColly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 584 | 1:113,738 | 17,081 |
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Nicaragua | 49 | 1:122,879 | 2,037 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Senegal | 23 | 1:633,884 | 2,452 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151 | 1:161,426 | 13,927 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 400 | 1:125,547 | 12,138 |
Colly (1,497) may also be a first name.
Colly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col and Cole, diminutive Colley, which see. This form of Nicholas was extremely popular in Yorkshire, judging by the Poll Tax. I furnish but a few instances.
Adam Coly, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Coly, 1379: ibid.
Rogeris Coly. 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Coiley, 1379: ibid.
1561. Roger Colley and Ellen Anderson: Marriage Lic. (London).
= Coley, q.v.
Colly Demographics
Colly Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Colly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Colly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻲ) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Colly.
How Common Is The Last Name Colly? popularity and diffusion
The surname Colly is the 281,430th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. Colly occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Colly live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Colly is also the 200,983rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,497 people.
This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 113,738. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent reside and Réunion, where 9 percent reside. Other than France Colly exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.
Colly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Colly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Colly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Colly surname are 25.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.34% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Colly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.34% more than the national average, earning R 421,428 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $56,961 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Colly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Colly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻲ | kwly | - |
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