Find out how popular the last name Coll is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Coll.

Coll, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Coll surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coll in America

Coll is the 11608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coll surname appeared 2,704 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Coll.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coll to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Coll

The surname COLL is of English origin, derived from the Old English word "col," meaning "charcoal" or "coal." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with charcoal or coal.

The name COLL was prominent in various regions of England, particularly in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. It has been recorded with various spellings, such as Cole, Coale, and Coles, throughout history.

One of the earliest references to the name COLL can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landholders and tenants in England after the Norman Conquest. The name appears as "Cole" in several entries.

Notable individuals with the surname COLL include:

1. John Coll (c. 1330-1404), an English MP for Derbyshire in the Parliament of 1397.

2. Thomas Coll (c. 1480-1542), an English clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Lewes from 1519 until his death.

3. William Coll (1608-1681), an English Puritan minister and author of several religious works.

4. John Coll (1737-1807), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became Governor of Guernsey.

5. John Coll (1808-1879), a Scottish architect and civil engineer known for his work on railway bridges and viaducts.

The name COLL has also been associated with various place names, such as Colley in Wiltshire and Collingham in Nottinghamshire, which may have influenced the development of the surname in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coll

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Coll.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Coll was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Coll has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Coll was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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