Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
COLLARD
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLLARD. Ur. Ferguson fancifully derives it from A-Sax. col, a helmet, and heard, hard. But I find no such hardheaded gentleman in any early record.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English