# Collinson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/collinson/  
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 a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,172 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,095 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 263,435 people |
| Change since 2000 | +17% (1,001 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒlɪnsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Colin + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Collinson 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Collinson in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Collinson

- James Collinson, British artist (1825-1881)

## Similar surnames

Collins, Cullins, Collings, Collinsworth, Collingwood, Colling, Clancy, Colunga, Colangelo, Cowling, Clinger, Clinkscales.

## 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.