Researching Steve Coll
Delve into the history of Steve Coll using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 225 people with the Coll surname? In that year Coll was ranked number 3354 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Steve means "Form of STEVEN. crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Steve Coll on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Steve Coll in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Coll ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Steve Coll and the Coll Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coll Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coll family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Steve Coll at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Steve Coll using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Steve Coll.
Research the Coll surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coll Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1088 people with the Coll surname in the UK? Coll is now ranked number 3027 for popularity in the UK. |
Coll Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Steve Coll.
Study MyTrees for information on the Coll family and people looking to contact living Coll relations.
Explore One Great Family for Coll records submitted by people who are already researching the Coll Family Tree.
Find Steve Coll from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coll Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Coll surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Coll surname in the USA? Coll is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coll Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Steve Coll. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Steve Coll
Steve Coll
Steve Coll (born October 8, 1958) is an American journalist, academic and executive.
He is currently the dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he is also the Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism. A staff writer for The New Yorker, he served as the president and CEO of the New America think tank from 2007 to 2012.
He is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prize awards, two Overseas Press Club Awards, a PEN American Center John Kenneth Galbraith Award, an Arthur Ross Book Award, a Livingston Award, a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, a Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, and the Lionel Gelber Prize. From 2012 to 2013, he was a voting member of the Pulitzer Prize Board before continuing to serve in an ex officio capacity as the dean of the Columbia Journalism School.
Source: Steve Coll, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coll
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