Explore the Family Name Colegrove

The meaning of Colegrove

1. English (Oxfordshire): variant of Colgrove. 2. Probably an Americanized form of German Kohlgrube, a habitational name from any of twelve places so named, probably from Middle High German kol ‘coal’ + gruobe ‘pit’, or an altered form of Kohlgraf, an occupational name for an overseer of the coal trade.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Colegrove saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,270th in terms of occurrence, with a count of 2,575 instances. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 11,907, even though the actual count had marginally increased to 2,629 cases. The proportion of individuals with the Colegrove surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.32 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,270	#11,907	-5.65%
Count	2,575	2,629	2.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	0.89	-6.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Colegrove

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Colegrove surname between 2000 and 2010. While the White population holding the name decreased by 2.50 percent, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (105.88 percent), Two or more races (46.62 percent), American Indian and Alaskan Native (12.06 percent). Additionally, the census for the first time recorded individuals with the Colegrove surname amongst the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander communities, although the numbers remain relatively small.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.85%	90.53%	-2.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.31%	4.83%	12.06%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.17%	46.62%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.75%	105.88%
Black	0%	0.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.34%	0%