Corker Surname

129,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
England1,3251:42,0515,380
Australia2491:108,41612,099
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Canada731:504,73442,927
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales191:162,87011,152
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha71:836101
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7241:33,6684,434
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a maker of corks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Arnulf de Corcres occurs in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Geoffry Chorger or Churger in England, c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.).

The Norman People (1874)

Corker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corker is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,282nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,081,561 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Corker are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

Corker is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,455 people, or 1 in 249,113. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Corker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corker last name increased 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Corker last name is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corker surname are 6.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.08% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corcker924/
Chorker920/
Sorker838,071/
Carker83139/
Korker8361/
Zorker8327/
Jorker832/
Corcer831/
Curker830/
Korkerd77255/
Charker77247/
Corcher77130/
Koerker7711/
Carrker772/
Corquer771/
Sourker771/
Sorkher771/
Jorkerh771/
Carkier771/
Carkeer771/
Koorker771/
Sorrker770/
Quorker770/
Korggker712/
Khorkerd711/
Churcker711/
Courcher710/
Sarker67680,933/
Kerker672,065/
Karker671,221/
Carcer67940/
Zarker67253/
Kurker67166/
Kürker6760/
Kärker6712/
Cárcer672/
Korkir672/
Korcer672/
Zurker672/
Jarker671/
Curcer670/
Carkir670/
Corcre670/
Zorcer670/

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