Corfe Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Corfe Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Corfe = prob. a Defile, Cleft, or Ravine [prob. from Old English ceorfan (pp. corfen) to cut, excavate, (mod. carve] Corfe Castle, in Dorsetshire, commands a defile or cleft called in the Saxon Chronicle Corfes-geat.

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Corfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:288,69522,251
Canada1311:281,26426,302
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Australia721:374,94030,993
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Wales101:309,45316,869
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Corfe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Corfe = prob. a Defile, Cleft, or Ravine [prob. from Old English ceorfan (pp. corfen) to cut, excavate, (mod. carve] Corfe Castle, in Dorsetshire, commands a defile or cleft called in the Saxon Chronicle Corfes-geat. There are also a place called Corfe Gate in the same county and a parish named Corfe in Somersetshire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Dorset and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably a form of Corpe.

The Norman People (1874)

Corfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corfe is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Corfe.

How Common Is The Last Name Corfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corfe is the 559,940th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Corfe reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Merseyside, where 13 percent reside and Cheshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Corfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corfe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Corfe last name declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corfe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Corfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning R 272,124 per year; in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corfee91157/
Corfey9154/
Corfei9127/
Chorfe912/
Corfes911/
Corfea911/
Ciorfe911/
Corfeh911/
Corf89106/
Corffeh837/
Courfer831/
Courfey831/
Chorffe831/
Scorffe830/
Corfa80262/
Corff80120/
Korfe80117/
Carfe8044/
Corfs8010/
Corfă804/
Jorfe803/
Corfi803/
Corfy801/
Corrf801/
Corft801/
Chorfi7316,540/
Scarfe731,861/
Korfeh73636/
Charfe7346/
Korfee7327/
Scorfi7322/
Korfer7321/
Korfei7321/
Korfes7319/
Carfer7318/
Corfio7318/
Korfey7312/
Carfes7311/
Corfis739/
Zorfie734/
Ciorfi733/
Korfie732/
Carfhe732/
Carfee732/
Jorfee731/
Curfie731/
Hcorfa731/
Jorfei731/
Djorfe731/
Korfea731/
Carfie731/
Sorfie731/
Korfed731/
Corrfa731/
Curfee730/
Curfet730/
Curfey730/
Korf675,887/
Corb671,074/
Chourfi67262/
Scarffe67242/
Carf6728/
Korffeh6719/
Khorfei677/
Sourfey676/
Corv676/
Corw674/
Carffey672/
Chorffi672/
Kourfed671/
Ciarfei671/
Korffer671/
Corrfai671/
Scarfee671/
Korfhee671/
Corphey670/
Tcharfe670/
Carrfer670/
Carfeer670/
Carfett670/
Carffee670/

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