Last Name COLLEY

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Meaning	The son of Nicholas, from nickname Coll, and diminutive Colley. The son of Nicholas, from nickname Col and Cole, diminutive Colley. This form of Nicholas was extreamly popular in Yorkshire. Local: 'Coll-lle,' in Welsh, denotes the place of hazel; 'Cil-lle,' the place on the back or neck of the hill; from 'cil' or 'col,' the back or neck. 'Coille,' Gaelic, a wood.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Gambian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	3,742 (2000 US census)	3,515 (1990 US census)

Count	8,707 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84.77%, or 7381 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.82%, or 942 total occurrences, as black,
0.39%, or 34 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.82%, or 71 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.56%, or 136 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.64%, or 143 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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