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

Collymore, 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 Collymore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Collymore in America

Collymore is the 26887th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Collymore surname appeared 903 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Collymore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Collymore 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 Collymore

The surname Collymore is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "col" meaning coal and "mor" meaning moor or marsh. It is believed to have originated in the county of Gloucestershire in the early medieval period, likely referring to someone who lived or worked near a coal-rich marsh or fen.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Gloucestershire Subsidy Rolls of 1327, where a John Colemor is listed among the taxpayers. The spelling variations in these early records include Colemor, Colmor, and Colmour, reflecting the evolving nature of English surnames during that time.

In the 15th century, the name is found in the records of the Gloucestershire village of Painswick, where a William Coulmour is mentioned in a land transaction dated 1462. This suggests that the family had established themselves in the area and may have taken their surname from a local geographic feature.

The Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the Collymore surname. However, it does record several places with similar names, such as Colemore in Hertfordshire and Colmere in Staffordshire, which may have influenced the development of the surname.

Notable individuals with the surname Collymore include:

1. John Collymore (c. 1530-1594), an English politician and Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the late 16th century.

2. Reverend Thomas Collymore (1683-1747), an Anglican clergyman and author of theological works in the early 18th century.

3. William Collymore (1776-1852), a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars and later became a magistrate in Gloucestershire.

4. Emily Collymore (1847-1928), a pioneering British suffragist and advocate for women's rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

5. Cyril Collymore (1909-1988), a Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies team in the 1930s and later became a renowned cricket administrator.

While the Collymore name has spread throughout the English-speaking world, its roots can be traced back to the western counties of England, where it emerged from the geographical features and occupations of the medieval era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Collymore

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

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 Collymore 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 Collymore 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 Collymore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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