Colthurst Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Colthurst Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Colt- Wood [Old English colt + hyrst]

Colthurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
England581:960,65648,451
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Colthurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Colt- Wood [Old English colt + hyrst]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Colthurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colthurst occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colthurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Colthurst live; 25 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 13 percent live, New York, where 4 percent live and California, where 3 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.

Colthurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colthurst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colthurst last name increased 756 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colthurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colthurst surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Colthurst earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $62,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulthurst95818/
Coolthurst951/
Colturst941/
Couldthurst900/
Colthirst89225/
Calthurst892/
Colthorst890/
Coulthirst8417/
Coulthursp841/
Coltirst821/
Calthirst784/
Caltours711/

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