Colt Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Colt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the coif—; compare Bull, Cow, Stagg, Buck, &c. For a variant, v. Coult. The sobriquet would readily be affixed on one of frisky, springy action.

'He was al coltish, ful of ragerie.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

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Colt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9871:182,41518,213
Romania5881:34,1464,353
Canada891:413,99536,402
Ecuador721:220,9158,145
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
England321:1,741,18971,393
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Australia271:999,84158,390
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

The alternate forms: Colţ (75) & Colț (31) are calculated separately.

Colt (3,262) may also be a first name.

Colt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the coif—; compare Bull, Cow, Stagg, Buck, &c. For a variant, v. Coult. The sobriquet would readily be affixed on one of frisky, springy action.

'He was al coltish, ful of ragerie.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Reginald le Colt, Salop, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

William le Colt, Wiltshire, ibid.

Ranulph Colt, Norfolk, ibid.

Ricardua Colte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Colt, 1379: ibid.

Henry le Colt, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Ryland).

1572-3. Richard Colte and Frances Dennys: Marriage Lic. (London).

1609. Nicholas Colte, rector of Shimpling, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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

There was a barony of Colt or Cult in Perthshire from which the name may have come. William Culte de Strathawen, Lanarkshire, took the oath of fealty, 1296. John Colti held land in barony of Lastalryk before 1365 (RMS., I, 200), Thomas Colt is mentioned in Perth, 1440 (RAA., II, 362), and John Colt was one of the tenants of Moneydie, 1483. James Colt and Andro Colt appear as witnesses in Perth, 1547 and 1551 (Rollok, 43, 75). Andrew Colt was vicar of Redgorton, 1574-91, and Oliver Colt was procurator for the burgh of Irvine, 1590 (Irvine, I, p. 63). A succession of Colts were merchant burgesses of Perth in the sixteenth century, and the Colts of Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, are said to be an offshoot from the Perthshire family.

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

(English) a nickname from the Colt [Old English colt] William le Colt.—Hundred Rolls

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferguson thinks this a corruption of the name Gold; but it appears in the XIII. cent. in its present form, and I see no reason why it should not be derived from the animal, especially as Le Colt is found in H.R. The Colts of co. Lanark derive from Blaise Coult, a French Huguenot refugee in the XVI. cent.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name given to one of a sportive disposition, or may be taken from the sign of an inn. "Will at the Colt."

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

Ferguson thinks this may be a High German form of Gold. Lower says it appears in the thirteenth century in its present form, and he sees no reason why it should not be derived from the animal, especially as Le Colt is found in H.R. He says further that the Colts of co. Lanark derive from Blaise Coult, a French Huguenot refugee in the sixteenth century. I consider it a corruption of Collett, a diminutive of Coll, from Nicoll.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

An abbreviation of Colet. Hence the baronets of the name.

— The Norman People (1874)
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Colt Demographics

Average Male Colt Height

177.66 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 88 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Colt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Colţ or Colț. For other possible spellings of Colt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,940th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. The surname Colt is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Colt live; 69 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 125,378th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,262 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,987 people, or 1 in 182,415. In The United States Colt is most common in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Colt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colt last name increased 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colt last name are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $44,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.95% more than the national average, earning $65,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Colţ9275/
Colț9231/
Coult89767/
Colte89188/
Cholt8975/
Scolt8949/
Colht8917/
Coolt8914/
Colts8913/
Cuolt895/
Coltd895/
Collt892/
Coelt891/
Col8610,933/
Ciolte80362/
Cotlet80228/
Coltts8023/
Coults806/
Scoltt804/
Coulte804/
Coolth803/
Choult803/
Colthe801/
Collte801/
Cholte801/
Coselt801/
Coylet800/
Choldt800/
Cole75449,543/
Cool7539,046/
Coll7533,583/
Solt754,858/
Coil752,905/
Kolt751,276/
Coul75920/
Colp75798/
Calt75285/
Cohl75262/
Zolt75244/
Cold75176/
Coyl7599/
Cult7525/
Colì7520/
Coël7517/
Jolt7513/
Žolt754/
Cojl754/
Cuol753/
Cgol752/
Cotl751/
Cosl751/
Colh750/
Coillet73119/
Coltova7333/
Cosselt7314/
Cotlett734/
Coileth734/
Coultts731/
Cotletz731/
Coutlet730/
Cotlets730/
Coyle6750,167/
Kolte6726,553/
Colle6710,210/
Coull674,526/
Coole671,565/
Coile671,142/
Cotel67601/
Calte67370/
Zsolt67361/
Coule67159/
Kuolt67153/
Cosil67151/
Cogli67136/
Kholt67122/
Cosel6799/
Soldt6769/
Cooll6760/
Koldt6752/
Zolte6740/
Cault6736/
Cultz6733/
Zollt6733/
Jolte6728/
Kohlt6723/
Could6722/
Chold6722/
Cocel6720/
Coill6719/
Colds6719/
Solåt6716/
Chalt6713/
Zoltz6713/
Cotil6712/
Coulp678/
Culte678/
Caltz678/
Cults677/
Koult677/
Colcz677/
Kolth676/
Colhe676/
Colhs676/
Csoltová676/
Colld675/
Callt675/
Caltt673/
Chult673/
Zolts673/
Coysl673/
Scalt672/
Cullt672/
Kcole672/
Cosle672/
Cottl672/
Scold672/
Solth672/
Koelt671/
Kolht671/
Johlt671/
Joolt671/
Cuilt671/
Cultp671/
Cocil671/
Cohll671/
Colgy671/
Czold671/
Coold671/
Choillet671/
Couhl671/
Coytl671/
Coolh671/
Kcool671/
Ckool671/
Cotyl671/
Soolt671/
Joltd671/
Ccole670/
Joylt670/
Joldt670/
Coihl670/
Calts670/
Cojle670/
Jollt670/
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