Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COLLIER
There are approximately 20,308 people named Collier in the UK. That makes it the 494th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 321 are named Collier.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
CollyerColyer
Cohler
Callier
Colliar
Coallier
Coaller
Coalier
Chollier
Coalliar
Cholier
Coaler
Colair
Choller
Coaliar
Coahler
Colaire
Coallers
Choler
Coillier
Coalyer
Cohlar
Ccholer
Cohlor
The Collier surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A name of occupation, a dealer or workman in coals.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLLIER. A maker of charcoal, formerly a much more important and common occupation than now. In medieval documents it is M-ritten Le Coliere, Carbonarius, &c.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.