Collard is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Collard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

A scholar fancifully derives it from Anglo-Saxon col, a helmet, and the heard, hard.

The variant form of Collar. See Coller and Collard - An idler.

How popular is Collard?

Collard is common in France, Belgium, United States, England, Canada, Australia, Wales, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Gabon, Germany, Argentina, Morocco.

Collard is ranked 19252 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Collard bearers increased by 3.84 per cent in 2010 US census to 4053 since 2000, the surname slipped by 318 spots and ranked at 8178. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.06 92.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.36 2.97
Black 2.29 2.2
Others 1.31 1.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.69
Collard is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Belgium is ahead in terms of density. Around 28574 people have been found who wears Collard as their family name. Collard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Collard:
783 France7,521
101 Belgium6,562
7,955 United States5,296
3,014 England2,601
2,305 Canada2,315
2,158 Australia1,779
Countries with hundreds of Collard:
1,228 Wales281
1,021 Mauritius254
11,408 Netherlands253
3,331 New Zealand239
24,596 South Africa226
1,744 Gabon202
41,127 Germany171
24,356 Argentina140
42,794 Morocco136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,442 Luxembourg64
165,873 Thailand63
5,140 Ireland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,876 Mexico50
7,543 Scotland46
17,548 Switzerland41
10,086 Portugal38
148,803 Brazil35
4,064 Jamaica30
2,339 French Polynesia25
61,567 Spain17
13,856 Singapore17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,057 Isle of Man9
115,463 Italy8
90,587 Sweden8
3,029 Guam8
23,377 Ecuador7
50,907 Norway7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Engraver John Collard from England aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on March 12, 1849. Immigrant Thomas Collard, 29 years old Rebecca Collard, Sarah Collard (18) Immigrant, 20 years old Elizabeth Collard, Charles Collard (40) Immigrant, 21 years old John Collard, are other Collard that migrated to US.

From Germany

Elisa Collard was 25 years old when she migrated to USA on May 16, 1881. She lived in Thionville, Germany and took Zeeland from Antwerp. Nicolas Collard (34) Farmer, Herbert Collard, aged 20, Carl Collard, aged 32, George Collard (9), Marie Collard, Eugene Collard, aged 10, Louise Collard (4), Matron Victorine Collard, are others that migrated to US from Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool & Queenstown and Havre.

Collard Namesakes

  • Cyril Collard, French author, filmmaker, composer
  • Edgar Andrew Collard, Canadian journalist and historian
  • Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
  • Frederick William Collard, British piano manufacturer
  • Rob Collard, British auto racing driver
  • Emmanuel Collard, French professional racing driver
  • Clayton Collard, Australian rules footballer
  • Richard Collard, British Royal Air Force officer and politician
  • Ian Collard, English former professional footballer

Collard Namesakes

  • Cyril Collard, French author, filmmaker, composer
  • Edgar Andrew Collard, Canadian journalist and historian
  • Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
  • Frederick William Collard, British piano manufacturer
  • Rob Collard, British auto racing driver
  • Emmanuel Collard, French professional racing driver
  • Clayton Collard, Australian rules footballer
  • Richard Collard, British Royal Air Force officer and politician
  • Ian Collard, English former professional footballer

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