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.
Discover how your Collier ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 41 |
| Buckinghamshire | 146 |
| Berkshire | 82 |
| Cambridgeshire | 62 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 305 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 157 |
| Devon | 256 |
| Dorset | 44 |
| Durham | 156 |
| Essex | 197 |
| Gloucestershire | 193 |
| Hampshire | 137 |
| Herefordshire | 38 |
| Hertfordshire | 109 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 32 |
| Kent | 142 |
| Lancashire | 2,279 |
| Leicestershire | 122 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 1,238 |
| Middlesex | 178 |
| Northumberland | 91 |
| Norfolk | 28 |
| Northamptonshire | 146 |
| Nottinghamshire | 117 |
| Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 181 |
| Surrey | 214 |
| Sussex | 121 |
| Staffordshire | 535 |
| Warwickshire | 183 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 202 |
| Worcestershire | 75 |
| Yorkshire | 733 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 178 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 147 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,408 |
| Coal Miner | 215 |
| General Labourer | 141 |
| Cotton Weaver | 124 |
| Domestic Servant | 103 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 81 |
| Labourer | 69 |
| Living On Own Means | 62 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 58 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Laundress | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 46 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| General Servant | 38 |
| Clerk | 37 |
| Gardener | 29 |
| Grocer | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Cotton Winder | 25 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| General Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Carter | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Farm Servant | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Collier | 4,544 |
| William Collier | 4,350 |
| John Collier | 4,155 |
| Elizabeth Collier | 2,903 |
| James Collier | 2,570 |
| Thomas Collier | 2,462 |
| Sarah Collier | 2,332 |
| George Collier | 2,234 |
| Ann Collier | 1,824 |
| Joseph Collier | 1,504 |
| Henry Collier | 1,364 |
| Charles Collier | 1,347 |
| Jane Collier | 1,311 |
| Alice Collier | 1,097 |
| Ellen Collier | 955 |
| Eliza Collier | 947 |
| Annie Collier | 916 |
| Margaret Collier | 876 |
| Emma Collier | 853 |
| Robert Collier | 830 |
| Hannah Collier | 769 |
| Samuel Collier | 753 |
| Alfred Collier | 751 |
| Edward Collier | 748 |
| Frederick Collier | 693 |
| 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 |
The surname Collier is the most popular version of all its varients