# Collier (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/collier/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 56,380 |
| US rank (2010) | 599 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,476 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (54,414 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Derived from the name of occupation - collier (“charcoal burner”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Collier in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Collier in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Collier

- Napheesa Collier, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Constance Collier, British actress (1878-1955)
- Paul Collier, British economist
- William Collier Jr., American actor (1902–1987)
- Lois Collier, American actress (1919-1999)
- John Collier, American athlete (1907–1974)
- Don Collier, American actor (1928–2021)
- Jason Collier, American basketball player (1977–2005)
- Elisha Collier, American inventor of the flintlock revolver
- Henry W. Collier, American politician (1801-1855)
- Marie Collier, Australian opera soprano (1927-1971)
- William Collier Sr., American actor, screenwriter and director (1864-1944)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Culler, Collar, Callier, Collura, Cloer, Coller, Colyer, Collyer, Cuellar, Cleary, Clary, Clair.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.