Collyear Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Collyear Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the collier,' i.e. a charcoal burner. '1598, Jan. 8. Buried, a daughter of a collier at Blawith' (Registers, Ulverston). An Act of Parliament (Elizabeth) is entitled, 'An Act that timber shall not be felled to make coals for the burning of iron.
Read More About This SurnameCollyear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Collyear Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the collier,' i.e. a charcoal burner. '1598, Jan. 8. Buried, a daughter of a collier at Blawith' (Registers, Ulverston). An Act of Parliament (Elizabeth) is entitled, 'An Act that timber shall not be felled to make coals for the burning of iron.' The Psalmist speaks of 'coals of juniper.' Collier is the term still used throughout Furness and along the Duddon for a charcoal burner. The fuel was used in the bloom-smithies. See Ashburner and Bloomer.
Adam Colier, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Benedictus Colier, 1379: ibid.
John le Collier. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
Henry le Colyer, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert le Cohere, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Thomas le Colier, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1570. Zachary Collyer and Alice Hawkyns: Marriage Lic. (London).
The word collier originally meant a charcoal-burner and not, as now, a coal-miner. John Colzear was piper in Dunfermline in 1582 (Dunfermline), and another John Coilzear was retoured heir of John Coilzear de Lochgellie his father in 1606 (Retours, Fife, 163). Major David Coolyear referred to in 1667 (Bruces of Airth, p. xxvi) is doubtless the Major David Robertson alias Collyar in the parish of Tillicoultrie mentioned in 1671 (Dunblane). This major may be the person referred to by Macfarlane: "A Robertson a Branch from the family of Strowan Changed his name from Robertson to Collier having got out of Scotland to Holland for a Slaughter in a Collier Ship from Culross to Holland. Settled there and called himself Collier he came to be a Collonell in the Service of the States" (Macfarlane, II, p. 314—315). William Coalyear in Craigiewall, 1674 (Edin. App.). Colyeer 1679, Colzear 1563.
A maker of charcoal, formerly a much more important and common occupation than now. In medieval documents it is written Le Coliere, Carbonarius, &c.
This name was assumed by an ancestor of the family, because when hotly pursued by his enemies he hid himself in a coal pit.
A name of occupation, a dealer or workman in coals.
Collyear Demographics
Average Collyear Salary in
United States
$50,836 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collyear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collyear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Collyear occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Collyear.
How Common Is The Last Name Collyear? popularity and diffusion
The last name Collyear is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Collyear are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Collyear is primarily found in: Indiana, where 53 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Alabama, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Collyear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collyear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Collyear surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Collyear Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Collyear are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.
Collyear earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,836 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colyear | 93 | 23 | / |
| Collyier | 88 | 3 | / |
| Colliear | 88 | 0 | / |
| Colyier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Collouard | 71 | 21 | / |
| Coleheart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Challiear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koliear | 67 | 11 | / |
| Coliier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koliyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caliear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Collehower | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colejor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colehour | 63 | 227 | / |
| Calleojr | 63 | 1 | / |
| Callejor | 63 | 1 | / |
| Colehower | 59 | 78 | / |
| Callouard | 59 | 4 | / |
| Culihayar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Callugiar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kolajor | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kaloear | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaluear | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kelehear | 50 | 55 | / |
| Kalaiyar | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kuyliear | 50 | 1 | / |
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