Explore the Family Name Collicott

The meaning of Collicott

English: habitational name from any of several places called Collacott in Devon, named from Old English col ‘coal, charcoal’, cōl ‘cool’, or the personal name Cola + cot ‘cottage’. Alternatively, a variant of Callicott.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Collicott has seen a slight increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 73,154th in the United States and by 2010, it had moved up to 72,332nd place. This represents a modest change of approximately 1.12%. The count of individuals with the Collicott surname also increased from 247 in 2000 to 269 in 2010, indicating an increase of 8.91%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#72,332	1.12%
Count	247	269	8.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Collicott

The ethnicity distribution for the Collicott surname, as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census, shows minimal changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identifying as Collicott are of White ethnicity, constituting 94.74% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.68% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races, from 2.02% to 2.97%. A new development in 2010 was the appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic, at 2.60%, where there were none recorded in this category in 2000. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	93.68%	-1.12%
Two or More Races	2.02%	2.97%	47.03%
Hispanic	0%	2.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%