Colne Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Colne Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Stony River [Celtic cal, stone (see under Calder above): the n in the name is a relic of the common Celtic word for ‘river’—Wel. afon, O.Wel. avon, Latin-Celt. Abona; Gaelic abhuinn, Irish abhainn (pron.

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Colne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1061:626,62982,018
England181:3,095,448105,421
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Colné (4) are calculated separately.

Colne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Stony River [Celtic cal, stone (see under Calder above): the n in the name is a relic of the common Celtic word for ‘river’—Wel. afon, O.Wel. avon, Latin-Celt. Abona; Gaelic abhuinn, Irish abhainn (pron. owen), Old Irish abann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(English) The Colne surname originates from the name of various places in Lancashire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Colne Last Name Facts

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

Colne occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Colné. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Colne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Colne are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 626,629. In France Colne is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 37 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 37 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France Colne is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Colne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colne has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colné934/
Colney911,123/
Colnet91493/
Colner91209/
Colnes9130/
Colnea914/
Colgne911/
Colnei911/
Colnee911/
Colnie910/
Colnne910/
Coln891,326/
Colnett8348/
Collner8323/
Colness8319/
Colenne8310/
Czolner838/
Scolney835/
Collnes833/
Coolney833/
Colinne832/
Cottlne831/
Coolnet831/
Colnney830/
Coylner830/
Colin80143,093/
Colen803,094/
Colyn801,955/
Colín80341/
Colna80185/
Kolne80182/
Colem80143/
Colln8045/
Calne8028/
Solne8028/
Colni805/
Colìn805/
Zolne803/
Colny802/
Coyln802/
Colén802/
Colõn802/
Culne801/
Colhn801/
Colön801/
Coiln801/
Colnh801/
Cuoln801/
Jolne801/
Collenne77139/
Czollner7720/
Colingue773/
Colengue771/
Colienne771/
Colinnet771/
Colina7394,232/
Collin7347,581/
Coolen737,188/
Collen733,454/
Colijn731,609/
Coulin73746/
Colgin73710/
Coling73543/
Calnea73477/
Zolner73219/
Coglin73178/
Collén73172/
Collyn73109/
Colion73108/
Coolin73102/
Coulen7386/
Calner7384/
Coleng7378/
Coslin7371/
Žolner7347/
Scolni7339/
Colnay7335/
Colind7326/
Colemn7325/
Callne7318/
Calney7317/
Colent7316/
Soilne7315/
Zolnet7315/
Cohlen7313/
Coluin7311/
Collni7310/
Kolnee7310/
Collem739/
Solnie739/
Solney738/
Calnet738/
Coleen738/
Cohlin738/
Cotlin737/
Colnis737/
Colhen736/
Coilin736/
Chalne736/
Scolny735/
Kolnge735/
Calnes734/
Culner733/
Colinn733/
Jolner733/
Zoulne733/
Jolnes732/
Colien732/
Collny732/
Colenn732/
Culnes732/
Joylne732/
Coslen731/
Kolney731/
Qolney731/
Culney731/
Coylen731/
Colnai731/
Coloen731/
Coluen731/
Coluun731/
Colynn731/
Zolney731/
Solnei731/
Jolney731/
Colend731/
Colyon731/
Djolne731/
Ccolin731/
Cullne731/
Coulem731/
Coolyn731/
Coolem731/
Collln731/
Zollne731/
Colhem731/
Cotlen730/
Coylin730/
Cuolin730/
Kolnie730/
Calnee730/
Collienne71251/
Collengue713/
Colling677,296/
Zollner674,712/
Collina674,153/
Cooling671,804/
Couling671,562/
Colleen671,479/
Kollner67307/
Collion67213/
Solenne67210/
Collien67206/
Calenne67191/
Zholner67138/
Colleng67100/
Callner6795/
Koln6791/
Couglin6783/
Cooleen6780/
Collijn6769/
Couslin6750/
Coollen6738/
Cahalne6733/
Scolnii6724/
Collind6721/
Caln6719/
Coullin6719/
Collinn6716/
Collnis6712/
Soulney679/
Kolnets678/
Callnet676/
Collisn676/
Kollnes676/
Joylene675/
Colehem675/
Cotling674/
Cullney674/
Kolnejs674/
Coliaen674/
Coullen673/
Collent673/
Coolina672/
Cohlend672/
Coiling672/
Cothlen672/
Coulent672/
Coolgin672/
Calinne672/
Coollin672/
Colinna672/
Cosling671/
Calness671/
Kolnesh671/
Chjalne671/
Cottlin671/
Coyling671/
Jolenne671/
Caulnes671/
Culness671/
Coulina671/
Coolien671/
Collenn671/
Coislin671/
Coulien671/
Calnett670/
Couhlin670/
Cothlin670/
Joolnes670/
Coolent670/
Colheen670/
Kohlner670/
Collend670/
Colehen670/
Cullner670/
Coulink670/
Cahlner670/
Culnney670/
Jollner670/
Colglin670/

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