Collis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 4
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 61
Cambridgeshire 33
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 51
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 15
Derbyshire 199
Devon 35
Dorset 85
Durham 2
Essex 232
Gloucestershire 39
Hampshire 356
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 33
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 0
Kent 70
Lancashire 151
Leicestershire 93
Lincolnshire 21
London 675
Middlesex 134
Northumberland 24
Norfolk 9
Northamptonshire 54
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 74
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 5
Suffolk 52
Somerset 50
Surrey 196
Sussex 76
Staffordshire 161
Warwickshire 76
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 34
Worcestershire 22
Yorkshire 131

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 7
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 56
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 4
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 0

Collis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Collis family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 61
General Labourer 32
General Servant Domestic 20
Dress Maker 19
Carpenter 17
Housemaid Domestic 17
Scholar 16
Domestic Servant 15
Farmer 15
Cook Domestic 14
Bricklayer 11
Laundress Wash 11
Dressmaker 9
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Servant Domestic 9
Charwoman 8
Grocer Assistant 8
Gardener Domestic 8
Carman 7
Plumber 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Farm Labourer 7
House Keeper 7
Laundress 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Collis

Name Census Frequency
William Collis 1,442
Mary Collis 1,310
John Collis 977
George Collis 951
Elizabeth Collis 910
James Collis 779
Sarah Collis 719
Charles Collis 677
Thomas Collis 543
Henry Collis 432
Eliza Collis 414
Ann Collis 401
Jane Collis 398
Emma Collis 340
Ellen Collis 330
Joseph Collis 327
Frederick Collis 299
Alfred Collis 297
Alice Collis 287
Edward Collis 282
Emily Collis 271
Samuel Collis 265
Annie Collis 252
Arthur Collis 252
Hannah Collis 227

Collis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Collis 100% 22,187
2 Cullis 83% 3,573
3 Colls 83% 3,063
4 Callis 83% 3,056
5 Colles 83% 941
6 Collies 86% 834
7 Colliss 86% 825
8 Collas 83% 800
9 Collius 86% 383
10 Callas 67% 316
11 Colis 83% 311
12 Calls 67% 218
13 Collias 86% 113
14 Culls 67% 113
15 Coullas 71% 110
16 Calles 67% 109
17 Coulls 67% 101

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The surname Collis is the most popular version of all its varients

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