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The Collas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 178 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Collas surname

A French surname, Collas.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Collas» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,576 people named Collas.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 80 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Paris 179
Vienne 114
Yvelines 102
Allier 74
Oise 70
Haute-Marne 64
Manche 62
Haute-Saône 58

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 239 people named Collas live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 126
Limburg 87
Luxembourg Province 21
Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 24 people named Collas live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Formosa.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Formosa 14
Chaco 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Collas in American newspapers,
1898–1925.

Newspaper page from Grand Island Anzeiger Und Herold carrying the name Collas
Grand Island Anzeiger Und Herold 1898-06-24
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Collas
The Birmingham Age-herald 1925-03-11
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Collas
The Milwaukee Leader 1923-01-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 68,647 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Collas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Achille Collas
    Achille Collas 1795–1859 · engineer
  • Jean-Paul-Louis Collas 1735–1781 · astronomer
  • Victor Colas de La Baronnais 1764–1835 · military personnel
  • Louis Colas de La Baronnais 1767–1846 · military officer
  • Louis Antoine Collas 1775–1856 · artist
  • François Nicolas Auguste Collas 1776–1826 · pharmacist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Collas.

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