Corcoran Surname

11,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Corcoran Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion [Irish and Gaelic corcurach, red + the diminutive suff. -án]

Corcoran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,1801:14,3951,803
Ireland7,7151:610103
England5,8061:9,5971,415
Australia4,0421:6,679983
Canada2,6301:14,0102,069
Scotland4371:12,2511,634
New Zealand3991:11,3491,978
Wales3431:9,022997
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
Northern Ireland1371:13,4671,912
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
France771:862,633101,453
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Guernsey371:1,742400
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Jersey241:4,133843
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,9781:890149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3211:18,4522,660
Scotland721:51,9893,520
Wales451:34,8541,900
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6701:8,8571,134

Corcoran (81) may also be a first name.

Corcoran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion [Irish and Gaelic corcurach, red + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Corcráin A sept of the Ely O’Carroll country. IF 94; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Corcráin An ecclesiastical family located near Lough Erne. IF 94; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Corcráin An ecclesiastical family located near Lough Erne. IF 94; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Corcráin A sept of the Ely O’Carroll country. IF 94; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Corcran (diminutive of Corcair, purple).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Contracted from Mac Corcrain, a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain, 'Corcuran’s Son' (corcur, 'purple').

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Or Corcran (Irish), Children of Kieran (or the Gray?). Core, corca, children, race, or progeny.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Corcoran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Corcoran Come From? nationality or country of origin

Corcoran has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corcoran? popularity and diffusion

Corcoran is the 11,831st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 153,422 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Corcoran live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Corcoran is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 81 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 25,180 people, or 1 in 14,395. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Corcoran is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Corcoran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corcoran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Corcoran last name grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 607 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 762 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corcoran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Corcoran surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corcoran last name are 4.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.1% registered with the party.

The amount Corcoran earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning R 318,252 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,592 CAD per year.

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Corcoran Reference & Research

Cochran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cochran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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