Colter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colter family

Profession Census Frequency
Chocolate Packer 3
Housemaid Domestic 2
Nurse Domestic 2
Builder Carman 1
Cap Cutter 1
French Polisher 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Hair Sorter 1
Iron Founder Carman 1
Ironer (wash) 1
Mussician 1
Own Means 1
Cook Domestic 1
None 1
Fitter Machine 1
Retired Laundress Wash 1
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1
Fireman Seas 1
Estate Carter 1
Groom Gardener Domestic 1
Private 5th Royal Trish Regriment 1
Private Royal Home Countries Reserve Reginant Infantry 1
Laundress Wash 1
Fitter 1
Winder Silk Mill 1

Colter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coulter 86% 6,398
2 Cleator 43% 1,468
3 Colter 100% 771
4 Clouter 71% 763
5 Clater 67% 694
6 Culter 83% 347
7 Calter 83% 287
8 Cleater 57% 176
9 Coalter 86% 126
10 Caulter 71% 122

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The surname Colter is the 3rd most popular variant of Coulter.

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