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
Corker Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| 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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