Coulthart Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coulthart Surname Definition:

For Coltard, q.v.

Coulthart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia381:710,41347,396
England361:1,547,72466,012
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:87,0524,622
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Coulthart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Coltard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

According to Tradition and a most elaborate Pedigree, the Coultharts of Coulthart, co. Wigtown, are descended from Coulthartus, a Roman lieutenant who fought under Julius Agricola, and who gave his name to certain lands near Whithorn, which in much later times were erected into a barony, and returned to the family its generic appellation, when surnames became common. The genealogy in question associates the heads of the family with many great national events in connection with the Romans, Piets, Scots, Danes, Irish, Normans, &c., and may pass quantum, valeat. It is sufficient to observe, that few families in Britain can claim a more respectable origin than the Coultharts of Coulthart and Collyn, as attested by documentary evidence. There can be no doubt of the name having originated from the place, as it is written, in the XIII. and XIV. centuries, with the territorial prefix De. The name of the Scottish locality is probably synonymous with that of Coudhard, a village in the department of Orne, a few miles N.E. of Argentan in Normandy. It is deserving of mention, that the head of this family (in whom now centres the blood of Coulthart "of that Ilk," Boss of Renfrew, Maeknyghte, Glendonyn of Glendonyn, Carmichael of Carspberne, Forbes of Pitscottie, Mackenzie of Craighall, and Gordon of Sorbie) has immemorially borne supporters to his coat-armour, allusive to the name, and perhaps this may be considered a unique instance of canting supporters. A COLT and a HART uphold the ancestral escocheon, and I am enabled to give an engraving of a seal appended to a charter of Sir Roger de Coulthart, dated 1443. The surrounding legend is "Sigillum Coultharti."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Coulthardt; from the Flemish, Colleart; from the Dutch, Collard; in the Domesday Book, Couta; personal name Probably from the from the Old Norse, Kollottahart, a hart without horns.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coulthart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coulthart is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulthart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 849,693rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Coulthart are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States Coulthart is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside, North Dakota, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Coulthart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coulthart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coulthart last name rose 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coulthart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Coulthart surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

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

The amount Coulthart earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning $37,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.

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