Corey Surname
Approximately 26,170 people bear this surname
Corey Surname Definition:
(Irish) Dweller in, or by, a hollow; grandson of Corradh or Corra (spear).
Read More About This SurnameCorey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,776 | 1:17,446 | 2,209 |
| Canada | 1,415 | 1:26,039 | 3,493 |
| Israel | 989 | 1:8,653 | 1,353 |
| Australia | 690 | 1:39,124 | 5,070 |
| Syria | 472 | 1:40,892 | 2,383 |
| Lebanon | 440 | 1:12,812 | 1,817 |
| Northern Ireland | 321 | 1:5,748 | 1,059 |
| England | 302 | 1:184,497 | 16,523 |
| Iraq | 272 | 1:128,756 | 3,545 |
| Chile | 77 | 1:228,785 | 7,030 |
| Ireland | 67 | 1:70,283 | 4,402 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 27 | 1:327,498 | 11,460 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 249 | 1:17,791 | 2,160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 134 | 1:181,906 | 14,990 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,594 | 1:13,973 | 1,792 |
Corey (168,138) may also be a first name.
Corey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Dweller in, or by, a hollow; grandson of Corradh or Corra (spear).
Carrey, local, a town in Scotland. The word conveys the idea of roundness, bending, turning, the winding of a stream. Gaelic, car; Welsh, cor, a circle, a dell, a glen; caire, a circular hollow surrounded by hills.
Cory is an old Bodmin name; during the 16th and 17th centuries there were mayors of the name (M.).
User-submitted Reference
Corey is an Irish surname, which has two possible meanings:
1. It means 'dweller in a hollow'.
2. It means 'grandson of Corradh' (Gaelic spelling) or 'grandson of Corra' (Latin spelling). The name Corradh or Corra means 'spear'.
- PetersCorey Demographics
Average Corey Salary in
United States
$45,108 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Corey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Corey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Corey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,851st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 278,469 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Corey are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Corey is also the 6,256th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 168,138 people.
The surname Corey is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 20,776 people, or 1 in 17,446. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.
Corey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Corey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 73 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Corey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Corey surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Syriac Orthodox (71%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Corey surname are 7.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Corey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $49,629 CAD per year.
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Corey Reference & Research
Corley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Corey/Cory FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Corey/Cory FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Corley 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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Footnotes
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