How common is the surname Collison?

2,780 people in the United States had the surname Collison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,060 Americans. It ranked 11,348th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Collison?

Nick Collison, American basketball player (born 1980), followed by Darren Collison.

Where is the surname Collison most common?

Wikidata records people named Collison in the United States.

Is the surname Collison getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,780 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Collison

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,780 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Collison is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

From Colin + -son.

Collison 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 2,780 people named Collison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,060 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,788.

#11,348

rank among US surnames

2,780

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,339	Platz	2,783	110,940
#11,341	Greenstein	2,782	110,980
#11,343	Asberry	2,781	111,020
#11,348	Aubuchon	2,780	111,060
#11,354	Carmon	2,779	111,100
#11,355	Summer	2,778	111,140

Who is named Collison

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

92% of people named Collison identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Collisons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nick Collison
American basketball player (born 1980)
Darren Collison
American basketball player (born 1987)
Frank Collison
American actor, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Collison

Collison has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

Questions

Where does the surname Collison come from?: From Colin + -son.
How common is the surname Collison?: 2,780 people in the United States had the surname Collison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,060 Americans. It ranked 11,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Collison?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Collison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Collison?: Nick Collison, American basketball player (born 1980), followed by Darren Collison.
Where is the surname Collison most common?: Wikidata records people named Collison in the United States.
What type of surname is Collison?: Collison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Collison getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,780 in 2010, down 0.3%.