Collis

Where Collis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Collis.

Collis through the years
  1. 1821
    Collis Potter Huntington born
    American businessman
  2. 1894
    First appearance
    #1,074 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1900
    Peak, #836
    10 babies named Collis, its best rank.
  4. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1949
    Collis Jones born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Collis Potter Huntington · American businessman, 1821–1900
  • Collis Jones · American basketball player, born 1949
  • Collis Temple · basketball player, born 1952

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.