Corke Surname

130,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Corke Surname Definition:

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

Corke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6031:34,7594,590
Australia7761:34,7884,584
United States4841:748,88258,523
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines501:2,253409
Wales471:65,8415,810
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Trinidad and Tobago391:34,9743,476
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8881:27,4503,738
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Corke 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

From the Danish, Kork; from the Dutch, Korck; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Corke Last Name Facts

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

Corke is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,081st most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,094,724 people. The last name Corke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Corke reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Corke is most common in England, where it is held by 1,603 people, or 1 in 34,759. In England Corke is most prevalent in: East Sussex, where 8 percent are found, Merseyside, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Corke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Corke surname rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,017 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Corke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Corke last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Corke are 0.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Corke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning R 242,820 per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkey91245/
Corkie913/
Corkes912/
Courke911/
Corkea911/
Chorke911/
Coerke911/
Corkee911/
Corkei910/
Cork898,074/
Corkett83519/
Chorkey8377/
Corcket8336/
Corkeey835/
Corcker834/
Chorkhe831/
Corkeet831/
Corkesh830/
Corki80687/
Korke80474/
Corce80224/
Jorke80178/
Sorke8076/
Corck8043/
Corka8026/
Carke8025/
Corky8015/
Coork803/
Zorke802/
Curke800/
Corkh800/
Tschorke7721/
Corckett7718/
Coerkoey773/
Chorkque771/
Korkee73733/
Korkie73644/
Sorkhe73326/
Sorkei73306/
Corgue73149/
Carker73139/
Corcea73110/
Jorcke7388/
Charke7387/
Carkey7363/
Korkeh7346/
Jorkey7345/
Corkoy7329/
Zorker7327/
Korkeš7322/
Corche7319/
Ckarke7318/
Korkea7317/
Sorkee7316/
Coirec7312/
Korked7310/
Jorkeh7310/
Sorkey738/
Korkey738/
Kourke736/
Chorki736/
Ciarke736/
Korzke736/
Corque735/
Cource734/
Carkhe734/
Corkis734/
Koerke734/
Jhorke733/
Korkei733/
Djorke732/
Ccorka732/
Czorka732/
Khorke731/
Kotrke731/
Curket731/
Zhorke731/
Scarke731/
Corkay731/
Jorkei731/
Zourke731/
Caarke731/
Carkei731/
Ciorce731/
Ciorka731/
Csorka731/
Korkeu731/
Carket731/
Jorkea731/
Carkie730/
Cuirke730/
Curker730/
Corcey730/
Coorce730/
Jourke730/
Curkey730/
Courck730/
Corkuy730/
Zorkey730/
Curkes730/
Ziorke730/
Kork671,376/
Sorkheh67837/
Corkish67588/
Carkeet67362/
Sorkhei67134/
Corcheș67131/
Cark67119/
Courche6787/
Carkett6781/
Charkhe6766/
Chorkhy6765/
Soorkea6755/
Sourkeh6754/
Courcey6752/
Charkey6748/
Curkeet6740/
Khorkhe6737/
Chorque6735/
Churkey6731/
Jorkeah6726/
Corc6723/
Corg6712/
Carkees678/
Sorkhee677/
Chaurke676/
Chourki675/
Jorkesh674/
Corquez674/
Ciorcea674/
Korkess673/
Koorkee673/
Carrker672/
Corchea672/
Korkets672/
Corq672/
Koorker671/
Korkeas671/
Kottrke671/
Carkeer671/
Chorkay671/
Courque671/
Curkett671/
Zorkeat671/
Scarkey671/
Jorkerh671/
Jourkeh671/
Kuorkes671/
Kourkes671/
Sorkhey671/
Chourky671/
Ccorkca671/
Corquer671/
Corquet671/
Kcarkey671/
Jhorkes671/
Qork671/
Curkees671/
Corx671/
Korkeat671/
Corkitt670/
Corkist670/
Quorker670/

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