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Coll Name Meaning

English: from a reduced form of the personal name Nicholas. Scottish or Irish: reduced form of McColl. Catalan: topographic name from coll ‘mountain pass’, from Latin collis ‘hill’. Americanized spelling of German Koll or Kohl.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Call, Cole, Toll, Cool, Colle, Colla, Moll, Poll, Cull, Boll

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Coll Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Coll name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Coll. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • Ireland & Scotland

    40%

  • England & Wales

    27%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    6%

  • France

    5%

  • Germanic Europe

    4%

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Coll Family Origin

Where is the Coll family from?

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You can see how Coll families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coll family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Coll families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 96 Coll families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Coll's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Coll families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Coll surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Coll Family Occupations

What did your Coll ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Coll family was Carpenter. Farmer, Labourer and Tallow Chandler were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Coll. The most common Coll occupation in Canada was Farmer. 62% of Coll's were Farmers.

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  • Farmer

    62%

  • Labourer

    8%

  • Tallow Chandler

    8%

  • Carpenter

    4%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Coll ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Coll Historical Records

What Coll family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 35,000 census records available for the last name Coll. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Coll census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 12,000 immigration records available for the last name Coll. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Coll. For the veterans among your Coll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Coll Life Expectancy

What is the average Coll lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Coll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Coll in 1943 was 41, and 71 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Coll ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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