Colven Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colven Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Colvin.' 'Colvin or Colvinus was a Devonshire tenant-in-chief, and held his lands in the reign of Edward the Confessor, and at the making of Domesday' (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

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Colven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England561:994,96549,531
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Scotland171:314,93014,413
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:63,4443,911
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Cölven (7) are calculated separately.

Colven (25) may also be a first name.

Colven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Colvin.' 'Colvin or Colvinus was a Devonshire tenant-in-chief, and held his lands in the reign of Edward the Confessor, and at the making of Domesday' (Lower's Patronymica Britannica). Coffin, which is still found in Devon as a surname (v. Coffin), is in many cases but a variant.

1733. Married — Thomas Brewer and Jane Colvin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A vernacular pronunciation of Colville, which see. compare Melvin-Melville. John Colvin in the parish of Bothkennar, 1680 (Stirling). In the sixteenth century the same person is recorded as Colville and Collwyne (Protocols, II, 106,108). There was an earlier Colvin from Old English Colwine, but the Scottish surname is undoubtedly from Colville.

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

Colvin or Colvinus was a Devonshire tenant in chief, and held his lands in the reign of Edw. the Confessor, and at the making of Domesd. See Coffin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Colvend, a town in Kircudbrightshire, Scotland, the ancient name of which was Culwen, derived from Joannes De Culwen.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Colven Last Name Facts

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

Colven occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Cölven. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Colven are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Colven is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Colven is most common in: Texas, where 29 percent live, North Carolina, where 20 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Colven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 228 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Colven last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Colven are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Colven earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $52,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $59,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cölven947/
Colvein921/
Colvean920/
Colvent920/
Colvin8335,583/
Solven83100/
Calven8341/
Kolven8312/
Cholvin77175/
Calvene77102/
Colvine7797/
Collvin7743/
Solveen7724/
Calvent779/
Koelven777/
Colving776/
Colvina775/
Calvein775/
Solvien774/
Chalven773/
Calveen773/
Calvien772/
Coluene771/
Colbean770/
Callveng717/
Colvinnc711/
Calvin6721,869/
Salven67155/
Solvin67153/
Kelven67123/
Kalven6758/
Kolvin6737/
Kölven6728/
Calvén6716/
Kolvyn6714/
Calvín679/
Calvyn673/
Colvim673/
Zalven672/
Coolbeing671/
Jalven671/

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