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    The surname Collinson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,172 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɒlɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex C452

    Collinson: #22,095 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Collinson #22,095, 1,172 people Collinson: #22,095 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Collinson #22,095, 1,172 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Collinson is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    From Colin + -son.

    Collinson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,172 people named Collinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 263,435 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,001.

    #22,095
    rank among US surnames
    1,172
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +17.1%
    change since 2000 (was #23,617)

    Who is named Collinson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Collinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Collinsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Collinson
      British artist (1825-1881)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Collinson

    Collinson has the Soundex code C452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C452.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Collinson come from?
    From Colin + -son.
    How common is the surname Collinson?
    1,172 people in the United States had the surname Collinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,435 Americans. It ranked 22,095th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Collinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Collinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Collinson?
    James Collinson, British artist (1825-1881).
    Where is the surname Collinson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Collinson in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Collinson?
    Collinson is /ˈkɒlɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Collinson?
    Collinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Collinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,172 in 2010, up 17%.