Cork Surname

62,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Cork Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Cork = the Marsh [Irish corcach] This surname is hardly from the cork­tree.

Cork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1831:113,87312,322
England2,8691:19,4212,769
Australia8661:31,1734,146
Canada4361:84,5089,395
Jamaica1291:22,2481,862
Wales1181:26,2252,724
Ireland651:72,4454,480
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Portugal381:274,16410,086
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
France221:3,019,215204,848
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2121:11,0201,688
Scotland411:91,2984,744
Wales241:65,3513,160
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9091:55,2466,190

Cork (420) may also be a first name.

Cork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Cork = the Marsh [Irish corcach] This surname is hardly from the cork­tree.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Not from the Irish city, as has been conjectured, but from Core, an ancient Celtic personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to some, cork is a term used by apprentices and workmen for "master." Ferguson seems to think the name Cork may be contracted from Corrick, a diminutive of Core or Cory. It seems that Core was an ancient Celtic personal name, and may be derived from the city of Cork (formerly Corkan), or from its root, Irish corc, corcach, a moor, marsh. The name Corkett, which would seem to be a diminutive of Cork, is a corruption of Caldecott.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cork Last Name Facts

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

Cork (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻙ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cork? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,193rd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 902,594 people. The surname Cork occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Cork reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 419,319th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 420 people.

Cork is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,183 people, or 1 in 113,873. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Cork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cork surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 295 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cork surname is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Cork last name are 16.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cork earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.14% less than the national average, earning R 187,404 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corke893,479/
Chork8968/
Corck8943/
Coork893/
Scork890/
Corkh890/
Csork890/
Chorck802/
Chorke801/
Courke801/
Courck800/
Kork751,376/
Curk75655/
Sork75323/
Jork75294/
Cark75119/
Zork7584/
Corc7523/
Corg7512/
Corq752/
Corx751/
Qork751/
Chorkhe731/
Korkh672,124/
Sorkh671,927/
Jourk67882/
Chark67823/
Korke67474/
Coorg67469/
Jorke67178/
Khork6798/
Sourk6796/
Korck6775/
Jorck6748/
Zourk6746/
Kourk6733/
Czark6730/
Carke6725/
Carrk6725/
Ciark6722/
Ckark6721/
Churk6721/
Tschorke6721/
Zorkh679/
Chorg676/
Soirk675/
Koork675/
Scark674/
Jorkh672/
Zorke672/
Djork672/
Csorková671/
Qoirk671/
Kuork671/
Caark671/
Corcs671/
Zorck671/
Curck671/
Ciurk671/
Kosrk671/
Quork670/
Sorck670/
Corgs670/
Carck670/
Suork670/
Cuirk670/
Curke670/

Cork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cork in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭﻙkwrk-

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Cork Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cork
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