Coller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Coller is Mac Giolla Chuille. Cuille has been suggested to be an abbreviation of Mochuille, the name of a saint. However, other origins also exist for this name.
Early Origins of the Coller family
The surname Coller was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Early History of the Coller family
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Coller Spelling Variations
Spelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Coller has been spelled Cooley, Cooling, Cowley, Cully, Colly, McCooley, Coaley, Coolyng, Couley, Colley, McCowley, Cooleng, McCoolay, Coolay, Collay, Cullay, Cowleigh, Culleigh and many more.
Early Notables of the Coller family
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Coller migration to the United States +
After making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Coller or a variant listed above:
Coller Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Tho Coller, who landed in Virginia in 1652 1
- John Coller, who landed in Maryland in 1653 1
- Robert Coller, who landed in America in 1654-1679 1
- Jeremiah Coller, who arrived in Maryland in 1660 1
- John Coller, who landed in Virginia in 1662 1
Coller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John, Coller Sr., who arrived in Virginia in 1714 1
- Jacob Coller, aged 9, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1735 1
- Henry Coller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Coller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Timothy Coller, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1844 1
- George Coller, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1845 1
Coller migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Coller Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Nicholas Coller, aged 30, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Maria" from Cork, Ireland
- Mary Coller, aged 22, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Maria" from Cork, Ireland
Coller migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Coller Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- David Coller, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Lord Raglan" 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Coller (post 1700) +
- Julius A. Coller I (1859-1940), American bank president, and State Senator of Minnesota (1899-1914), his home is listed with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
- Jeremy Coller (1958-1990), British financial executive, founder and CIO of Coller Capital in 1990
Citations +
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- South Australian Register Friday February 7th, 1856. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Lord Raglan 1856. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/lordraglan1856.shtml