Colling is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.
The family name is the variant form of Colin. In Scotland probably different from the English Collins. Gaelic etymologists derive it from cailean or coilean, "the man of the wood," or forester. It is still in use as a Christian name.
Family name Colling is the variant of Collins. Son of little Cole, a pet form of Nicholas meaning "people, victory".
The lastname is form of Collen. See Collin and Colin - Colin is one of the diminutives of Nicholas, and Collins may be its genitive, and Collis a corruption thereof. There are, however, other assigned etymons, as French colline, a hill, and Gael. cuilein, a term of endearment. But Collinc is also an ancient baptismal name, which existed before the compilation of Domesday. As per the Scholars the Collinses of Walford existed, eo nomine, in the time of the Conqueror, in counties Hereford and Salop.
Colling is the variant form of Collin. Colin is one of the diminutives of Nicholas, and Collins may be its genitive, and Collis a corruption thereof. There are, however, other assigned etymons, as French colline, a hill, and Gael. cuilein, a term of endearment. But Collinc is also an ancient baptismal name, which existed before the compilation of Domesday. As per the Scholars the Collinses of Walford existed, eo nomine, in the time of the Conqueror, in counties Hereford and Salop.
See under Collin - Colin is one of the diminutives of Nicholas, and Collins may be its genitive, and Collis a corruption thereof. There are, however, other assigned etymons, as French colline, a hill, and Gael. cuilein, a term of endearment. But Collinc is also an ancient baptismal name, which existed before the compilation of Domesday. As per the Scholars the Collinses of Walford existed, eo nomine, in the time of the Conqueror, in counties Hereford and Salop.
How popular is Colling?
Colling is common in United States, England, Brazil, Germany, Australia, France, Canada, South Africa, Luxembourg, Belgium, Indonesia, Sweden, New Zealand.
Colling is ranked 68098 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Collings plummeted by 22.35 per cent to 1042 since 2000 and slipped by 5290 spots and ranked at 24137. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 93.67 | 93.07 |
Black | 2.69 | 3.87 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1.54 | 0 |
Others | 1.06 | 1.04 |
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Immigrants to US
From Ireland
During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant Jno. Colling who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 5, 1849 by Ward Chipman put out from Liverpool. Immigrant Johanna Colling, Immigrant Cathe. Colling, are others that migrated to US.
From Germany
Farmer Jean Colling from Prussia aboard the Irene from Havre. He is registered to be 34 years old when he arrived in New York on August 29, 1853. Catherine Colling (27) Farmer, Farmer Johann Colling, Georg Colling, 54 years old Alois Colling, Angelika Colling (4), Anna Colling, aged 6, Charles Colling, aged 43, 5 years old Emil Colling, Regina Colling (50) Sugar maker, and 38 other Colling around 34.78% of whom were farmer while others worked as sugar maker and farmer and mechanic, laborer migrated to US.
Colling Namesakes
- Robert Colling, were English stock breeders
- Belinda Colling, former New Zealand international netball and women's basketball representative
- Gary Colling, former Australian rules footballer
Colling Namesakes
- Robert Colling, were English stock breeders
- Belinda Colling, former New Zealand international netball and women's basketball representative
- Gary Colling, former Australian rules footballer
Related Family Names:
- Colberg (United States)
- Colceag (Romania)
- Colding
- Coldspring
- Coleberg
- Colling (Ireland, England)
- Colomberg
- Cobangbang (Philippines)
- Cobbing
- Coching (Philippines)