Coulson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Coulson Name Meaning: A patronymic name from 'Cole',from a pet form of 'Nicholas'. Nicholas is from the Greek personal name 'Nikolaos',from Nikan 'to conquer' + laos 'people'.

The name is of medieval english origin. 'victory of the people',the name given to victorious souls. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Alstan Colesune',dated 1095.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coulson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coulson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 406
Agricultural Labourer 129
Coal Miner 63
House Servant 55
Dress Maker 41
Labourer 31
At Home 30
Annuitant 28
Blacksmith 27
Shoe Maker 20
Farm Labourer 18
House Keeper 17
Tailor 16
Laundress 14
Pauper 14
Wife 14
Stone Mason 14
Servant 14
Scholar At Home 13
General Servant 13
Farm Servant 12
Farmers Son 12
Carpenter 10
Cook 10
Cordwainer 10

Coulson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coulson 100% 36,261
2 Colson 86% 5,415
3 Coalson 86% 709
4 Caulson 86% 578
5 Coleson 71% 250
6 Cowlson 86% 204
7 Clausen 43% 189
8 Calson 71% 162
9 Clason 57% 131
10 Culson 86% 114

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