# Collison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/collison/  
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) | 2,780 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,348 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 111,060 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (2,788 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Colin + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Collison 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Collison in the United States.

## People named Collison

- Nick Collison, American basketball player (born 1980)
- Darren Collison, American basketball player (born 1987)
- Frank Collison, American actor

## Similar surnames

Colson, Coulson, Callison, Cullison, Closson, Chilson, Colligan, Colosimo, Clawson, Calkins, Clausen, Callaghan.

## 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.