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    The surname Colt

    An occupational surname, carried by 1,385 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C430 Also a first name

    Colt: #19,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Colt #19,498, 1,385 people Colt: #19,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Colt #19,498, 1,385 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colt is more common than 88% of them.

    Origin

    From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).

    Colt is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,385 people named Colt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,921 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,388.

    #19,498
    rank among US surnames
    1,385
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,389)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,489Pulsifer1,386222,760
    #19,498Dubuque1,385222,921

    Who is named Colt

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

    86% of people named Colt identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Colts

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Samuel Colt
      19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
    • LeBaron Bradford Colt
      American politician (1846-1924)
    • Alvin Colt
      American costume designer (1916-2008)
    • Samuel Colt
      American gay pornographic actor, born 1973

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Colt

    Colt has the Soundex code C430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C430.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Colt come from?
    From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).
    How common is the surname Colt?
    1,385 people in the United States had the surname Colt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,921 Americans. It ranked 19,498th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Colt?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Colt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Colt?
    Samuel Colt, 19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862), followed by LeBaron Bradford Colt.
    Where is the surname Colt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Colt in the United States.
    What type of surname is Colt?
    Colt is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Colt getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,385 in 2010, down 0.2%.
    Is Colt also a first name?
    Yes. Colt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.