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

The surname Coltard occurs most in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltard? popularity and diffusion

Coltard is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Coltard are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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 surname decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coltard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Coltard surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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