Coltherd Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coltherd Surname Definition:

Coltherd: the herdsman in charge of the colts; now, as a surname, Colthard.

Coltherd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
Scotland401:133,8458,251
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England101:2,437,53768,340

Coltherd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Coltherd: the herdsman in charge of the colts; now, as a surname, Colthard.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Coltherd Last Name Facts

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

Coltherd is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Coltherd.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltherd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Coltherd are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Coltherd is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 35 percent live, West Sussex, where 26 percent live and Merseyside, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Coltherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coltherd has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Coltherd last name expanded 690 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coltherd Last Name Statistics demography

Coltherd earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coultherd9436/
Colther931/
Coultheard890/
Coulther8827/
Colthird884/
Colthier881/
Coltherp881/
Colthard881/
Colter865,034/
Coltheart8221/
Colthardt821/
Coulthert820/
Coldthard820/
Coulthord820/
Coulthred820/
Coulter8044,290/
Coltier80179/
Coolter804/
Collter803/
Coltard803/
Coltter802/
Coylter801/
Calther800/
Coulthhard782/
Colthart75414/
Coultard75150/
Coultier7522/
Coultert755/
Coullter754/
Coultter753/
Coutlter752/
Coultere751/
Coltaert751/
D'Colter751/
Colthort750/
Kolter712,058/
Coltre71480/
Coulthart71322/
Calter71208/
D'Coulter711/
Coltir711/
Caltehier710/
Coltart67691/
Koltere6722/
Koulter679/
Caulter677/
Coultre677/
Kholter673/
Calteer672/
Caltter671/
Coultir670/
Coltort670/
Caltier670/
Caslter670/

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