Corker Surname
Approximately 3,501 people bear this surname
Corker Surname Definition:
(Celtic + English) = Cork (q.v.) + the English suff. -er. (Anglo-French-Latin) for Caulker [Old French cauquer, to press]
Corker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,455 | 1:249,113 | 23,706 |
| England | 1,325 | 1:42,051 | 5,380 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| South Africa | 216 | 1:250,823 | 25,476 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 7 | 1:836 | 101 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 724 | 1:33,668 | 4,434 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 245 | 1:204,974 | 17,750 |
Corker (17) may also be a first name.
Corker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic + English) = Cork (q.v.) + the English suff. -er. (Anglo-French-Latin) for Caulker [Old French cauquer, to press]
Perhaps a maker of corks.
Arnulf de Corcres occurs in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Geoffry Chorger or Churger in England, c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.).
Corker Demographics
Average Male Corker Height
177.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Corker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Corker is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Corker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 129,282nd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,081,561 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Corker live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name globally, held by 17 people.
The last name Corker is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,455 people, or 1 in 249,113. In The United States Corker is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 16 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Corker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Corker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corker last name rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Corker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Corker last name is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Corker last name are 6.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.08% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Corker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.89% less than the national average, earning R 195,132 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,145 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corcker | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chorker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sorker | 83 | 8,071 | / |
| Carker | 83 | 139 | / |
| Korker | 83 | 61 | / |
| Zorker | 83 | 27 | / |
| Jorker | 83 | 2 | / |
| Corcer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Curker | 83 | 0 | / |
| Korkerd | 77 | 255 | / |
| Charker | 77 | 247 | / |
| Corcher | 77 | 130 | / |
| Koerker | 77 | 11 | / |
| Carrker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Corquer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sourker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sorkher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jorkerh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carkier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carkeer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koorker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sorrker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quorker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Korggker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khorkerd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Churcker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Courcher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarker | 67 | 680,933 | / |
| Kerker | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Karker | 67 | 1,221 | / |
| Carcer | 67 | 940 | / |
| Zarker | 67 | 253 | / |
| Kurker | 67 | 166 | / |
| Kürker | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kärker | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cárcer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korkir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korcer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zurker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Curcer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carkir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Corcre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zorcer | 67 | 0 | / |
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