Explore the Family Name Colledge

The meaning of Colledge

English (Midlands and northern England): habitational name from Colwich in Staffordshire, named from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + wīc ‘building’. The name has become associated with the familiar word college.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Colledge" has shown increasing popularity in the United States. In the year 2000, it ranked 30,061 in terms of prevalence but rose to the 29,019th position by 2010, representing a growth of 3.47%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the surname also increased from 736 in 2000 to 818 in 2010, marking an 11.14% increase. The proportion of the population having this surname per 100,000 people also modestly grew from 0.27 to 0.28 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,061	#29,019	3.47%
Count	736	818	11.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Colledge

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with this surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people identified as "White", accounting for 98.23% in 2000 and slightly declining to 97.07% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in both census years. However, there was a notable increase of 34.15% in those identifying as Hispanic between 2000 and 2010, albeit still representing a small fraction of the total (1.10% in 2010). A new category appeared in 2010, with 1.59% of people with the Colledge surname identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.23%	97.07%	-1.18%
Two or More Races	0%	1.59%	0%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.1%	34.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%