Explore the Family Name Colding

The meaning of Colding

1. Danish: probably a habitational name from Kolding. This was originally the name of a river, from kaldr ‘cold’ + a derivational suffix -ung, hence ‘the cold river’. 2. English: perhaps a variant of Golding. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Kristoffer.

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How common is the last name Colding in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Colding' has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 53,556th with 362 instances of the name, but by 2010 it had moved up to rank 51,941 with 400 instances. This represents a rise in popularity by 3.02 percent and an increase in count by 10.5 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an uptick from 0.13 to 0.14, marking a 7.69 percent change over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,556	#51,941	3.02%
Count	362	400	10.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Colding

The ethnic identity associated with the Colding surname also witnessed shifts over the same period as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, those identifying as two or more races held steady at around 2.5 percent. The largest groups were those identifying as White and Black, with both seeing minor changes: the White group decreased by 4.41 percent to 51.75 percent, while the Black group increased slightly by 0.83 percent to 41.50 percent. Notably, those identifying as Hispanic experienced a significant increase of 63.04 percent, albeit from a small base, rising to 2.25 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.14%	51.75%	-4.41%
Black	41.16%	41.5%	0.83%
Two or More Races	2.49%	2.5%	0.4%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.25%	63.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%