Colpitts Surname

180,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Colpitts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the coalpits,' found, as would naturally be expected, in Newcastle and neighbourhood.

1576-7. Nicholas Collpotts and Katherine Tatham: Marriage Lic (Loudon).

John Colepitts, hoastman, 1720 (epitaph, St.

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Colpitts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,1471:32,1234,173
United States1,0471:346,18831,090
England1261:442,20729,452
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Colpitts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the coalpits,' found, as would naturally be expected, in Newcastle and neighbourhood.

1576-7. Nicholas Collpotts and Katherine Tatham: Marriage Lic (Loudon).

John Colepitts, hoastman, 1720 (epitaph, St. Nicholas, Newcastle-on-Tyne): Braund's Newcastle.

George Colpits, of Kmingworth, 1763: ibid.

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

I have observed this name about Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was probably assumed in the first instance by a person resident near a coal-pit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colpitts Last Name Facts

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

Colpitts is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colpitts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,558th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,087,943 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Colpitts live; 88 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Colpitts is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 1,147 people, or 1 in 32,123. In Canada it is mostly found in: New Brunswick, where 43 percent reside, Ontario, where 17 percent reside and British Columbia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Canada it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Colpitts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colpitts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colpitts surname grew 6,159 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colpitts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colpitts surname are 0.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colpitts earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $48,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collpitts9414/
Coulpitts941/
Colpits9313/
Culpitts883/
Colpez5747/
Calpiz5713/
Calpic571/
Kolpetsova56102/
Kolpich531/
Cholpech501/

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