Did the last name Collier originate in Ireland?

Question:i was just wondering because my last name is collier......and i want to claim some Irish heritage....lol...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i was just wondering because my last name is collier......and i want to claim some Irish heritage....lol...

Knowing the origin of your surname will not prove or disprove any Irish heritage. Glancing over the New York passenger list 1820-1957, I did see one that was listed as Irish. There are no doubt others. You have to realize if you go back to your great great grandparents, your surname is only 1/16th of what you are.

Actually, if you can go back 20 generations and for a lot of people that will be sometime during the last melennium, you are directly descended from over a milion individuals. It pyramids. However, the numbers can vary because probably back in your family tree there were distant cousins that married. So your 8x great grandfather in one line might be your 10x great grandfather in another.

It also pyramids coming down from your ancestors. So fella, you come from a great big family.

Are you rich? I might be kin to you.

Yes..

Yes i think so because there is a author withn the last name Collier and he is live in IIreland. Ands his book took place in Ireland.

yes

Collier means coal miner. The usage originated in the 1200s. The name could have been given to some one as late as 1600. Your patrimonial ancestor was probably a coal miner during this time period. You will have to look for Irish heritage in another branch of the family.

According to the Dictionary of Surnames by Hanks and Hodges
Collier is an English surname from the middle English word 'cole'. It is an occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal. It can be spelt in various forms for example Collyear,Colyer,Colliard,Colleer

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This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Collier
English: occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal, from Middle English cole ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -(i)er.
hope this helps

sounds more like french means collar i think!

here is an answer:
NO

It is a name with roots in England derived from a coal worker in the distant past.
A lot of English people settled in Ireland at the time of the Plantation Acts (Google it!) and these names became part of Irish heritage. your Colliers could come from Ireland, but you will have to check to prove it!