Collin is a French-language surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 47.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Collin'' were residents of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(frequency 1:2,853), 10.7% of

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

(1:2,197), 10.2% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

(1:7,383), 6.7% of the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(1:110,104), 4.3% of

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

(1:26,326), 3.0% of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(1:6,653), 2.9% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

(1:37,430), 1.6% of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(1:101,299), 1.1% of

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

(1:55,995), 1.0% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(1:49,632) and 1.0% of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

(1:17,312). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,197) only in one region:

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

(1:892). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,853) in the following regions: * 1.

Grand Est Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-A ...

(1:1,055) * 2.

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

(1:1,360) * 3.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

(1:1,705) * 4.

Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior ...

(1:2,101) * 5.

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

(1:2,846) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,653) in the following counties: * 1.

Örebro County Örebro County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly northern region of ...

(1:3,100) * 2.

Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...

(1:4,363) * 3.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...

(1:4,376) * 4.

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; ) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of V ...

(1:4,784) * 5.

Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland County, Södermanland, Örebro County, Örebro, Gävleborg County, Gävleborg, Dalarna County, Dalarna and Uppsala Coun ...

(1:5,086) * 6. Stockholm County (1:5,419) * 7.

Dalarna County Dalarna County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...

(1:5,954) * 8.

Östergötland County Östergötland County () is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a ...

(1:5,994)

People

Abel Collin Abel Collin (1653 – 1705) was an English philanthropist. He established Abel Collin's Charity. Family He was the son of Laurence Collin. His sister, Fortune Collin, married Thomas Smith, founder of Smith's Bank in Nottingham. History of t ...

(1653–1705), benefactor in Nottingham, England *

Adam Collin Adam James Collin (born 9 December 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Early career Born in Penrith, Cumbria, Collin started his career as a professional footballer with Newcastle United as a youngster. He did not ...

(born 1984), English footballer *

Albéric Collin Albéric Collin (6 April 1886 – 27 February 1962) was a Belgian people, Belgian animalier sculptor and pastel artist. Biography Collin was born in Antwerp and was educated there, training in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp), Roya ...

(1886–1962), Belgian sculptor *

Anton Collin Anton Johannes Collin (12 October 1891 – 31 May 1973) was a Finnish cross country skier and road cyclist. He won the 50 km event at the 1922 Holmenkollen ski festival, becoming the first non-Norwegian to win at Holmenkollen. At the 1924 W ...

(1891–1973), Finnish cross country skier *

Aurélien Collin Aurélien Collin (; born 8 March 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his career playing in Major League Soccer. He is currently an assistant coach with Major League Soccer side Hou ...

(born 1986), French footballer *

Birgit Collin-Langen Birgit Collin-Langen (born 4 September 1956) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Career Betwe ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin (1841–1923) was a French maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows. He was an Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts and won gold and silver medals at the Paris Exhibitions in 1878, 1889, and 1900. ...

(1841–1923), French maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses, bows *

Christen Collin Christen Christian Dreyer Collin (21 November 1857 – 1 April 1926) was a Norwegian literary historian. He was born in Trondhjem as a son of Georg Fredrik Collin (died 1867) and Marie Fredrikke Dreyer (1833–1901). When his father died at the ...

(1857–1926), Norwegian literary historian *

Dieter Collin Lieutenant Dieter Collin (17 February 1893—13 August 1918) IC was a World War I German flying ace credited with 13 aerial victories.The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/collin.php Retrieved on 12 April 2010. Early ...

(1893–1918), German flying ace in World War I *

Édouard Collin Édouard Collin (; born 28 February 1987) is a French actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of th ...

(born 1987), French actor *

Elsa Collin Elsa Sigrid Collin (3 October 1887 – 29 June 1941) was a Swedish theatre critic, poet and actress. Early life Collin was the daughter of Knut Johan August Collin, a doctor in Helsingborg, and Sigrid Elvira Eskilsson. Elsa's mother died when s ...

(1887–1941), Swedish theatre critic, poet and actress *

Fernand Collin Fernand Collin (Antwerp, 18 December 1897 – 11 December 1990), was a Belgian businessman. He was president of the Kredietbank from 1938 to 1973 and was also a professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. At the start of World War II, Fernand ...

(1897–1990), Belgian businessman * Francis Collin (born 1987), English professional footballer *

Frank Collin Francis Joseph Collin (born November 3, 1944) is an American former political activist and Midwest coordinator with the American Nazi Party, later known as the National Socialist White People's Party. After being ousted for being partly Jewish ...

(born 1944) formerly served as the leader of the

National Socialist Party of America The National Socialist Party of America (NSPA) was a Chicago-based organization founded in 1970 by Frank Collin shortly after he left the National Socialist White People's Party. The party's headquarters was in Chicago's Marquette Park, and its ...

Frederick Collin Frederick Collin (August 2, 1850 – November 26, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Frederick Collin born in Benton, New York, the third son of Henry Clark Collin and Maria Louise (Park) Collin. He graduated from Yal ...

(1850–1939), New York judge *

Frédérique Collin Frédérique Collin (born 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her performance in '' Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t'en ville)'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination f ...

(born 1944), Canadian actress, screenwriter and film director *

George Collin George Collin (13 September 1905 – 1 February 1989) was an English footballer who played at left-back. He played for Arsenal, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Sunderland, Port Vale, and Burton Town, but is most notable for his nine years ...

(1905–1989), English footballer * George H. Collin (1856–1938), American politician in the state of Washington * Gustav Collin (1890–1966), Swedish swimmer *

Hannah Collin Hannah Collin (born 18 February 1982) is an English former professional tennis player. Collin competed at her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, on three consecutive occasions from 2000 to 2002 and also for Great Britain in the Europe/Africa Zone ...

(born 1982), English former professional tennis player *

Heinrich Joseph von Collin Heinrich Joseph von Collin (1771–1811), Austrian dramatist, was born in Vienna, on 26 December 1771. He received a legal education and entered the Austrian ministry of finance where he found speedy promotion. In 1805 and in 1809, when Austria w ...

(1771–1811), Austrian dramatist *

Hialmar Collin Hialmar Collin (1891–1987) was a Danish diplomat who served as the minister plenipotentiary of Denmark to the Republic of China. Although he was initially accredited to the Nationalist government under Chiang Kai-shek based out of Chongqing, in ...

(1891–1987), Danish diplomat *

Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont (19 January 1693, Versailles – 16 February 1761, Paris) was a French painter. Collin de Vermont was a pupil of Jouvenet and of Rigaud.Hyacinthe Rigaud was his godfather, and it was from him that he got his first ...

(1693–1761), French painter *

Jacques Collin de Plancy Jacques Albin Simon Collin de Plancy (28 January 1793 in Plancy-l'Abbaye – 1881 in Paris) was a French occultist, demonologist and writer. He published several works on occultism and demonology. Biography He was born Jacques Albin Simon Coll ...

(1793–1881), French occultist, demonologist and writer *

James Edward Collin James Edward Collin (16 March 1876, Kirtling – 16 September 1968) was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He was the author of ''Empididae''. ''British Flies'', Volume 6. University Press, Cambridge (1961). This was the th ...

(1876–1968), English entomologist * Jean Christophe Collin (1754–1806), French general of cavalry * John Collin (disambiguation) *

Joseph Henry Collin Joseph Henry Collin VC (; 10 April 1893 – 9 April 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

(1893–1918), English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Kasper Collin Kasper may refer to: * Kasper (surname), a list of people with the surname * Kasper (given name), a list of people with the given name * Käsper (surname), an Estonian surname * Kasper (singer), Korean rapper * Kasperle or Kasper, a traditional pup ...

(born 1972), Swedish film director, filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer * Keith Collin (1937–1991), British diver *

Luc Collin Luc Collin, best known by the pen name Batem (born 6 April 1960 in Kamina, Belgian Congo) is a Belgian comics artist best known as the artist successor of André Franquin of the series ''Marsupilami''. Biography Collin started his career in th ...

, pen name Batem (born 1960), Belgian comics artist *

Marc Collin Marc Collin is a French musician, film music composer and record producer. He is best known as the founder, with Olivier Libaux, of the project Nouvelle Vague, a cover band that covers new wave songs in a bossa nova style. Collin also released ...

, French musician, film music composer and record producer * Marcus Collin (1882–1966), artist from Finland *

Mary Collin Mary Collin (1 April 1860 – 22 July 1955) was an English teacher and campaigner for women's suffrage during the early part of the 20th century. Collin was the Chair of the Cardiff and District Women's Suffrage Society. Life Mary Collin was ...

(1860–1955), English teacher and campaigner for women's suffrage *

Matthäus Casimir von Collin Matthäus Casimir von Collin (3 March 1779 – 23 November 1824) was a leading poet in Vienna. Some of his works have been set to music by Schubert, such as Licht und Liebe (D.352), Der Zwerg (D. 771), Wehmut (D. 772) and Nacht und Träume (D. ...

(1779–1824), Austrian poet *

Maxime Collin Maxime Collin (born December 6, 1979) is a Canadian actor and business owner best known for playing the title character in the 1992 film ''Léolo ''Léolo'' is a 1992 Canadian coming-of-age film, coming-of-age fantasy film, fantasy comedy-drama ...

(born 1979), Canadian actor and business owner *

Paul Collin Paul Collin (12 July 1843 – 5 February 1915) was a French poet, writer, translator and librettist. Life and career Collin was born in Conches-en-Ouche. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, his family produced administrative officers in the mi ...

(1843–1915), French poet, writer, translator and librettist * Philipp Collin (born 1990), German male former volleyball player *

Raphaël Collin Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (; 17 June 1850 – 21 October 1916) was a French painter born and raised in Paris, where he became a prominent academic painter and a teacher. He is principally known for the links he created between French and Ja ...

(1850–1916), French painter and teacher *

Richard Collin Richard Collin (1626, Luxembourg – 1698, Brussels), was an engraver from Luxembourg. Biography According to the RKD he was a pupil of Joachim von Sandrart in Rome, and became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1650–1651.

(1626–1698), engraver from Luxembourg * Richard H. Collin (1932–2010), American historian and food writer *

Robbie Collin Robbie Collin is a British film critic. Collin studied aesthetics and the philosophy of film at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He edited the university's student newspaper, '' The Saint''. Collin has been the chief film critic at ''The ...

, British film critic * Robert E. Collin (1928–2010), Canadian American electrical engineer and professor *

Rodney Collin Rodney George Collin-Smith (26 April 1909 – 3 May 1956), known as Rodney Collin, was a British writer who focused on the area of spiritual development. His work was heavily influenced by his teacher P. D. Ouspensky and, through him, G. I. Gur ...

(1909–1956), British writer in the area of spiritual development *

Tom Collin Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tom'' (1973 film), or ''The Bad Bunch'', a blaxploitation film * ''Tom'' (2002 film) ...

(1911–2003), English cricketer *

Victor Collin de Plancy Victor Émile Marie Joseph Collin de Plancy (1853–1924) was a French diplomat, bibliophile and art collector. He was a career French diplomat who served most of his working life in Korea and whose private collection of East Asian art and antiq ...

(1853–1924), French diplomat, bibliophile, and art collector *

Xavier Collin Xavier Collin (born 17 August 1974) is a French football coach and former professional footballer who is manager of Andrézieux-Bouthéon. Playing career During an 18-year playing career, he played as a defender for Épinal, Poitiers, Amiens, G ...

(born 1974), French former professional footballer *

Yvon Collin Yvon Collin (born 10 April 1944 in Montauban) is a former member of the Senate of France who served from 1988 to 2020. He represented the Tarn-et-Garonne department, and is a member of the Radical Party of the Left The Radical Party of the ...

(born 1944), member of the Senate of France

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