Coltrine Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Coltrine Surname Definition:

COLTRAN: An old surname in Galloway, but now uncommon. Michael Acoltrain in Wigtown, 1511 (ALHT., IV p. 160). Patrick Coltrane had sasine of lands of Culmalzie, parish of Kirkinner, 1663 (M'Kerlie, I, p. 407), and in 1667 was provost of Wigtown, owner of the lands of Kirwaugh, Culmalzie, and others in the parish of Kirkinner.

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Coltrine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Coltrine (3) may also be a first name.

Coltrine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

COLTRAN: An old surname in Galloway, but now uncommon. Michael Acoltrain in Wigtown, 1511 (ALHT., IV p. 160). Patrick Coltrane had sasine of lands of Culmalzie, parish of Kirkinner, 1663 (M'Kerlie, I, p. 407), and in 1667 was provost of Wigtown, owner of the lands of Kirwaugh, Culmalzie, and others in the parish of Kirkinner. Andrew Coltran in Barglass, parish of Kirkinner, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 265). William Coltrane who signed letters to the Privy Council, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 282), is probably William Coltrane, provost of Wigtown, 1693 and 1709, and the William Cultran one of the commissioners for trade in the Scots Parliament, 1700 (Hume of Crossrig's Diary, p. 11). Tradition assigns to the provost of Wigtown a prominent part in the apprehension and drowning of Margaret McLauchlane and Margaret Wilson, the Wigtown martyrs.

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

Coltrine Last Name Facts

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

Coltrine occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltrine? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Coltrine reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Coltrine is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coltraine9432/
Coltrane881,562/
Coltrain88903/
Coltrini88216/
Coldtrain8214/
Coldtrane822/
Colltrane821/
Colttrane821/
Cooltrain821/
Coultrain820/
Caltrain750/
Koltreyn633/
Kaltrisen590/

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