Collier Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Collier Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'colier' or 'cole' meaning something similar to 'one who works with coal'.

An occuptaional name that refers to anyone who worked with coal or someones who makes charcoal.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Collier Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Collier family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,069
Agricultural Labourer 201
Coal Miner 88
Labourer 84
House Servant 80
Cotton Weaver 78
Silk Weaver 75
Dress Maker 60
Servant 54
House Keeper 44
Laundress 41
General Servant 25
Carter 24
Shoe Maker 24
Tailor 23
Silk Winder 23
Carpenter 22
Brick Layer 22
House Maid 20
Cotton Winder 19
Nurse 19
Painter 18
Cook 17
Cotton Piecer 17
Wife Of Above 16

Collier Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Collier 100% 68,798
2 Collyer 86% 13,099
3 Colyer 71% 5,876
4 Coller 86% 4,573
5 Collar 71% 3,607
6 Culler 71% 1,419
7 Caller 71% 1,304
8 Callear 57% 1,020
9 Callier 86% 667
10 Colier 86% 397
11 Callar 57% 166
12 Collor 71% 111
13 Colliar 86% 103

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