Collyer Surname
Approximately 6,986 people bear this surname
Collyer 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 SurnameCollyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,845 | 1:19,585 | 2,799 |
| United States | 1,496 | 1:242,285 | 23,129 |
| Australia | 1,268 | 1:21,290 | 2,956 |
| Canada | 424 | 1:86,900 | 9,618 |
| South Africa | 298 | 1:181,804 | 19,921 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| Scotland | 52 | 1:102,958 | 6,964 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,849 | 1:13,183 | 1,991 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 553 | 1:90,811 | 9,350 |
Collyer (66) may also be a first name.
Collyer 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.
= Collier, q.v.
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.
Collyer Demographics
Average Collyer Salary in
United States
$50,181 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Collyer has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Collyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 70,756th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,043,164 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Collyer live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 66 people.
The last name Collyer is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,845 people, or 1 in 19,585. In England Collyer is most frequent in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Surrey, where 11 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Collyer exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.
Collyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collyer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Collyer last name increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,044 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Collyer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Collyer surname is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Collyer last name are 4.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Collyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.58% less than the national average, earning 219,483 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.01% more than the national average, earning R 380,244 per year; in United States they earn 16.3% more than the national average, earning $50,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $58,126 CAD per year.
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Collyer Reference & Research
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