Colven is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Colven
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: From Colvend, a town in Kircudbrightshire, Scotland, the ancient name of which was Culwen, derived from Joannes De Culwen

How popular is Colven?

Colven is ranked 1031050 on our list.

Colven is a very rare family name, few people in United States and New Zealand have the last name. Around 143 people have been found who wears Colven as their family name. Colven have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
54,641 Sweden2
20,837 Venezuela2
120,357 Argentina1
16,640 Hong Kong1
107,212 South Africa1
277,603 France1
151,601 Spain1
169,904 Brazil1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
93,878 Canada28
126,462 England22
22,809 New Zealand19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
274,693 United States60

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Colven worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 35 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on February 26, 1849.

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