Corkhill Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Corkhill Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Scandinavian) Manx contraction of MacThorketill = Son of Thorketill: v. Thurkell.

Corkhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6541:85,1969,342
Australia5651:47,7805,974
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Isle of Man381:2,258440
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Wales101:309,45316,869
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
Isle of Man331:1,645214
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Corkhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Scandinavian) Manx contraction of MacThorketill = Son of Thorketill: v. Thurkell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac-Pór-Ketill. þorr, the God of thunder, the keeper of the hammer, the destroyer of evil spirits, the son of mother earth, was the favourite deity of the North. In the annals of Roger de Hoveden we read under date a.d. 1044 that ‘the noble Matron Gunhilda . . . with her two sons, Hemming and Turkill, was expelled from England.

Turkill, evidently a chief in Man, is one of the persons signing Olafs Charter to Furness in a.d. 1134. Perhaps he was the owner of Thorkelstad, and, if so, he probably gave some of his land to the abbey.

Bishop Thorgil took part in Haco’s expedition in A.D. 1263.

Both þORKELL and Vorgils are common in the Land- námabóc and the Flateyjarbóc.

'Donald MacCorkyll was Rector of the Church of St. Mary of Balylagh, in 1408, and ‘Edward Corkhill, one of the Deemsters of Mann, ' in 1532.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Probably a form of Corcelle. See Churchill.

The Norman People (1874)

Corkhill Last Name Facts

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

Corkhill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Corkhill.

How Common Is The Last Name Corkhill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,622nd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,361,188 people. The last name Corkhill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Corkhill live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Corkhill is most common in England, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 85,196. In England Corkhill is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 21 percent are found, Cumbria, where 13 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Corkhill is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Corkhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Corkhill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Corkhill surname grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 344 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corkhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corkhill surname are 24.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Corkhill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.2% more than the national average, earning $51,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkhil931/
Corhill930/
Carkhill881/
Corkille881/
Corhille880/
Corgill80174/
Carhill80114/
Sorkhil802/
Corhell802/
Jorkhil801/
Kurkhill759/
Carkuill753/
Carrhill752/
Corrgill750/
Corkle71323/
Corgil714/
Karkhille711/
Carhil711/
Caurchill711/
Cargill6712,567/
Sarkhil671,729/
Sorkhel67108/
Courchelle6796/
Carkgil6740/
Karkhil6724/
Carjill6710/
Zorkhel672/
Zarkhil672/
Korkhel671/
Korkile671/
Corchel671/
Korgill670/
Karhill670/
Corgell670/

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