Collings (surname)
Collings is an Olde English surname with two possible origins.[1] One is from the Norse name which in Olde English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark. The second possibility is that it comes from 'Coll', a diminutive of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people'.[2]
Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collins, Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens.[3] For further information, see Collins.
Notable people with this surname include
- Benjamin Collings (born 1977), American politician
- David Collings (1940–2020), British actor
- Dulcie "Dahl" Collings (1909–1988), Australian designer of Collings Productions
- Geoffrey Collings (1913–1996), British trade unionist
- Geoffrey Collings (1905–2000) Australian film director of Collings Productions
- Francis Collings, presenter of the "Sports News" television segment broadcast on BBC 1, BBC News 24 and BBC World since 1997
- Jesse Collings (1831–1920), mayor of Birmingham, England, a member of Parliament, and an advocate of educational reform and land reform
- Joe Collings (1865–1955), Australian politician
- Keturah Anne Collings (1862–1948), British painter and photographer
- Marie Collings (1791–1853), Dame of Sark from 1852 to 1853
- Matthew Collings (born 1955), British art critic and broadcaster
- Michael R. Collings (born 1947), poet and speculative fiction literature critic, and former
- Rex Collings (1925–1996), first publisher of Watership Down
- Samuel Collings, British artist of 18th century
- Samuel Collings (actor), British actor
- William Frederick Collings (1852–1927), Seigneur of Sark from 1882 to 1927
- William Thomas Collings (1824–1882), Seigneur of Sark from 1853 to 1882
- John Stanhope Collings-Wells (1880–1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Fictional characters
- Harry Collings, a character in the 1971 film The Hired Hand played by Peter Fonda
References
- Joslin Fiennes (2017). "Origins of English Surnames". Robert Hale Limited. ISBN 9780719824449. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- "Surname Database: Collings Last Name Origin".
- Kimberly Powell, "COLLINS – Name Meaning & Origin", About.com: Genealogy, About.com, archived from the original on 7 July 2011, retrieved 31 August 2011
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