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 1,419
Labourer 134
Coal Miner 117
Agricultural Labourer 110
Cotton Weaver 88
Domestic Servant 69
Laundress 59
General Servant 53
House Keeper 52
Dress Maker 41
Carpenter 38
Ag Labourer 38
Silk Weaver 37
Servant 30
Annuitant 29
Gardener 29
Farm Labourer 28
Farm Servant 28
Tailor 27
Collier 27
Blacksmith 23
Wife Of Above 20
Painter 19
Bricklayer 19
Shoe Maker 18

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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The surname Collier is the most popular version of all its varients

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