Colson Surname

21,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

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).

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Colson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0201:27,8393,478
France5,3411:12,4361,236
Belgium3,4601:3,323334
England8311:67,0497,767
Australia8131:33,2054,382
Canada4871:75,6588,534
New Zealand2741:16,5272,887
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Wales91:343,83718,086
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Guam81:20,0153,029
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Micronesia41:26,561731
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:44,0785,490
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6891:18,6762,370

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).

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

For 'Coles' son,' from Coles, diminutive of Nic(h)oIas + son. In Flemish the name is spelled Colas-zoone.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Coleson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Cole, This was the name of one of the Danish invaders of Northumbria, where Coulson is still a common family name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Col or Cole (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Flemish, personal name.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulson9225,333/
Coleson92666/
Collson92112/
Cholson9234/
Colsson9218/
Coolson929/
Colsion922/
Coylson921/
Colsone921/
Cohlson920/
Colhson920/
Coelson920/
Scolson920/
Colleson862/
Coullson861/
Coulsone861/
Coulsong861/
Choleson861/
Colesion861/
Collsion861/
Colesson860/
Coeleson860/
Kolson83738/
Jolson83385/
Colsen83292/
Calson83247/
Culson8337/
Coljon8322/
Colsom838/
Colsan835/
Colzon834/
Colcon832/
Zolson832/
Colsun831/
Collesson8048/
Collesion804/
Colchon77642/
Coulsen77227/
Chalson77170/
Colesan7797/
Coolsen7768/
Caulson7766/
Calsone7738/
Colsant7734/
Colshan7733/
Calsson7729/
Callson7726/
Joleson7720/
Johlson7719/
Koleson7718/
Joilson7716/
Colsien7715/
Joëlson7712/
Caleson777/
Coulzon776/
Solsson772/
Collsén772/
Coulsom772/
Kholson771/
Koulson771/
Coulsun771/
Colssan771/
Collsen771/
Colsane771/
Cálsson771/
Scalson770/
Coulsan770/
Zoilson770/
Cullson770/
Jollson770/
Joulson770/
Colssom770/
Coulsonová751/
Joselson7174/
Calleson7145/
Challson7128/
Collesan7127/
Calssone7118/
Colesian719/
Colchone717/
Callsion716/
Chalsson713/
Cullsion713/
Joulsohn713/
Culleson713/
Chulsoon712/
Caselson711/
Koolsoon711/
Joulhson711/
Chaleson711/
Callsson711/
Joëlsson711/
Calesson711/
Caslsson711/
Coulezon711/
Coolzoon711/
Colesand710/
Coulshan710/
Calsonne710/
Solleson710/
Catelson710/
Jouleson710/
Calzon671,534/
Kalson67527/
Kolsen67167/
Kolsan67131/
Calsan67116/
Kolsun67113/
Kulson67100/
Caljon6793/
Jochelson6780/
Josselson6765/
Culsan6753/
Calsen6747/
Jalson6741/
Casselson6725/
Solsen6714/
Collesian6713/
Colcun679/
Jolsen678/
Callesson678/
Koulesson678/
Zalson677/
Jolsan677/
Colcan675/
Culsen672/
Culzon672/
Cülsen672/
Kosselson672/
Kolsonova671/
Colcen671/
Zolsom671/
Calçon671/
Kolessoun671/
Culsán671/
Coulzonne671/
Calsun670/
Calsom670/
Colsum670/
Collsgahn670/
Coljan670/
Colzen670/

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