Colpus Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Colpus Surname Definition:

A Surrey surname. Calpus, probably a Saxon, is found in Domesday.

Colpus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641

Colpus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Surrey surname. Calpus, probably a Saxon, is found in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Kálfr; from the Flemish, Calphas; from the German, Kalbas; in the Domesday Book, Calpus and Calvus; personal name Saxon Tenants temp. Edw. Conf., and under-tenants at Survey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Colpus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colpus is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colpus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Colpus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Colpus live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 30 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Colpus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colpus has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colpus surname contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colpus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colpus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Colpus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colphus923/
Colpos83188/
Kolpus8360/
Culpus8316/
Calpus8312/
Kolpuse7736/
Kolpusz771/
Colputt770/
Calpu7329/
Kolpu7315/
Joselpus714/
Kolpushe711/
Kalpus6791/
Salpus6788/
Kolpuc677/
Colpoz675/
Calpos671/
Kalpush623/
Kalpust621/
Koulpou621/
Kalpoush574/
Salpoush571/
Jalpoush571/
Tsiolpos571/
Kalpu55169/
Kalpos5041/
Kalpou5022/
Kallpu5010/
Calpoo507/
Kalpud505/
Kaalpu503/
Zalpos501/
Katlpu501/

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