Colson Surname
Approximately 24,778 people bear this surname
Colson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col or Cole, popularly Colley.
Johannes Collesson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Colleson, 1379: ibid.
Isabel Colson, 1495, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Read More About This SurnameColson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,020 | 1:27,839 | 3,478 |
| France | 5,341 | 1:12,436 | 1,236 |
| Belgium | 3,460 | 1:3,323 | 334 |
| England | 831 | 1:67,049 | 7,767 |
| Australia | 813 | 1:33,205 | 4,382 |
| Canada | 487 | 1:75,658 | 8,534 |
| New Zealand | 274 | 1:16,527 | 2,887 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 553 | 1:44,078 | 5,490 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,689 | 1:18,676 | 2,370 |
Colson (669) may also be a first name.
Colson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Col or Cole, popularly Colley.
Johannes Collesson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Colleson, 1379: ibid.
Isabel Colson, 1495, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
John Cowlson, 1512: ibid.
1567. Buried — Goodwife Colson: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1579. Richard Richardson and Elizabeth Colson: Marriage Lic. (London).
For 'Coles' son,' from Coles, diminutive of Nic(h)oIas + son. In Flemish the name is spelled Colas-zoone.
= Coleson, q.v.
(English) The son of Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
The son of Cole, This was the name of one of the Danish invaders of Northumbria, where Coulson is still a common family name.
The son of Col or Cole (which see).
From the Flemish, personal name.
Colson Demographics
Average Male Colson Height
176.79 cm
Average Female Colson Height
165.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Colson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Colson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,941st most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 294,114 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Colson are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Colson is also the 320,785th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 669 people.
The last name Colson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,020 people, or 1 in 27,839. In The United States Colson is primarily found in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Colson is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.
Colson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Colson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colson last name expanded 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Colson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Colson last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Colson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning €41,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.43% less than the national average, earning R 122,556 per year; in United States they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $41,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,020 CAD per year.
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Colson Reference & Research
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