Coltard Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Coltard Surname Definition:

(English) Colt-Herd [Old English colt + hierde] We find the Anglo-Saxon place-name Colatún. The Staffordshire Colton occurs in Domesday as Coltune, Coltone.

Coltard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Coltard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Colt-Herd [Old English colt + hierde] We find the Anglo-Saxon place-name Colatún. The Staffordshire Colton occurs in Domesday as Coltune, Coltone.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coltard Last Name Facts

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

Coltard is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Coltard reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

Coltard is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Coltard is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Beside England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent live.

Coltard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coltard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coltard last name fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coltard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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