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 1,919
Coal Miner 185
Cotton Weaver 117
Agricultural Labourer 115
Domestic Servant 89
General Labourer 87
General Servant 70
Dress Maker 68
Labourer 68
Laundress 59
Farm Labourer 57
Annuitant 40
House Keeper 40
General Servant Domestic 38
Silk Weaver 37
Carpenter 33
Gardener 31
Tailor 27
Carter 27
Bricklayer 25
Charwoman 24
No Occupation 23
Cotton Winder 23
Brick Layer 21
Joiner 21

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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