Colthup Surname

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

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Colthup Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calthorpe.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, four miles from Aylsham; (a) 'of Cathorpe' or 'Calthorpe,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles and a half from Lutterworth.

Radulf de Kalthorp, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Colthup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia731:369,80430,692
England671:831,61344,286
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Colthup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calthorpe.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, four miles from Aylsham; (a) 'of Cathorpe' or 'Calthorpe,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles and a half from Lutterworth.

Radulf de Kalthorp, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Bartholomew de Calthorp, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de Calthorp, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Ranulf de Calthorp, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Mathew de Caltorp, Norfolk, ibid.

William de Calthorp, 14 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Walter de Calthorpe, 20 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes de Colthorp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Matilda de Colthorp, 1379: ibid.

1578. Clement Calthorpe and Jane Sampson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1615. Married — George Colthropp and Anne Evans: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

The ancestors of Lord C. assumed the name from Calthorpe, co. Norfolk, temp. Hen. III., and they are said to have been resident there from the time of the Conquest. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Calthorpe. The C.'s of Gosberton claim descent, (collateral it is to he presumed,) from Walter de C., bishop of Norwich, in the XIII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colthup Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colthup is found most in Australia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colthup.

How Common Is The Last Name Colthup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colthup is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Colthup are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 369,804. In Australia Colthup is most numerous in: Queensland, where 90 percent live, Victoria, where 5 percent live and New South Wales, where 4 percent live. Barring Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Colthup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colthup has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colthup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colthup surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Colthup earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coltup920/
Calthup861/
Coltu831/
Coltau7763/
Colteu775/
Coltus775/
Coltui772/
Coultus711/
Coultous6779/
Coultaus676/
Caltu671/
Kolthaus671/
Calthust671/
Coultouss630/
Caltut6249/
Caltus6237/
Koltuv6218/
Koltus6214/
Kalthu627/
Saltup625/
Koltou621/
Calteux5785/
Caltaux5715/
Koltusz579/
Koltush575/
Koultou573/
Kolltou571/
Kalthus571/
Khalthu571/
Kalthaus5396/
Kalthous531/
Callteux531/
Kaltu5085/

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