Corkery Surname

105,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Corkery Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Corcair (purple).

Corkery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9241:188,38818,706
Ireland1,1071:4,254721
Australia4651:58,0557,063
Canada3911:94,23410,282
England3291:169,35615,609
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Macau11:601,6301,582
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5221:8,4861,274
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Corkery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Corcair (purple).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Corkery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corkery occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Corkery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corkery? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corkery is the 105,064th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,633,979 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Corkery reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,924 people, or 1 in 188,388. In The United States Corkery is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside, Iowa, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Corkery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Corkery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corkery last name grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 212 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 401 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corkery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Corkery surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Corkery are 0.58000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Corkery earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $52,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkerry9361/
Corckery932/
Corkerey931/
Carkery867/
Corkory862/
Corcery861/
Korkery861/
Corkary860/
Corkeres800/
Corkorey800/
Carkerry800/
Korkera7150/
Corceri7117/
Corcory7110/
Kerkery714/
Sorkeri712/
Corqera711/
Carkera711/
Korkory711/
Ciorceri6732/
Corquera6723/
Carchery671/
Sourkere671/
Corcorey671/
Zarckery670/

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