Collin Family History
Collin Name Meaning
English French Walloon and Breton: variant of Colin . This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. German: variant of Kollin and in North America (also) an altered form of this. Swedish: ornamental name from Latin collis ‘hill’ alluding to Swedish kulle in placenames such as Harekullen + the adjectival suffix -in a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Danish: variant of Colding .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022