Colyer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colyer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colyer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 75
Agricultural Labourer 27
At Home 15
Labourer 15
House Servant 12
Farm Labourer 7
Pauper 7
Farmer's Labourer 6
Servant 5
Ag Labourer 5
General Servant 5
Annuitant 5
Tailor 4
Lace Maker 4
Ag Lab 3
Farmers Son 3
Laundress 3
Nurse 3
Bargeman 3
Cook 3
Farmer 3
House Maid 3
Employing 2 Sons 3
Ballast Labourer 2
Wood Sawyer 2

Colyer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Collier 71% 68,798
2 Collyer 86% 13,099
3 Colyer 100% 5,876
4 Culyer 83% 1,073
5 Colier 83% 397
6 Calyer 83% 100

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The surname Colyer is the 3rd most popular variant of Collier.

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