Colthorp Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Colthorp Surname Definition:

COLTROP: Thomas Coltrop, weaver, burgess of Dumbarton, 1818 (RDB.). Probably a variant of Colthrop from Calthrope in England.

Colthorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Colthorp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

COLTROP: Thomas Coltrop, weaver, burgess of Dumbarton, 1818 (RDB.). Probably a variant of Colthrop from Calthrope in England.

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

Colthorp Last Name Facts

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

Colthorp has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Colthorp.

How Common Is The Last Name Colthorp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Colthorp occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Colthorp reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 67 percent reside, Idaho, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Colthorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colthorp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colthorp last name expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colthorp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colthorp surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Colthorp earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,211 CAD per year.

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