Corkish Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

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

Corkish Surname Definition:

(Celtic), prob. a contraction of Manx MacFhorcius (fh mute) = Son of Fergus: v. Fergus.

Corkish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
Isle of Man1751:49050
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia321:843,61652,533
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man1611:33768
England401:609,38430,680
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Corkish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic), prob. a contraction of Manx MacFhorcius (fh mute) = Son of Fergus: v. Fergus.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Mac Fhorcius, ‘Son of Fergus.’

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Corkish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corkish occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corkish? popularity and diffusion

The surname Corkish is the 544,808th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name Corkish occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Corkish are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 23 percent live, Lancashire, where 18 percent live and Cumbria, where 12 percent live. Besides England it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Isle of Man, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Corkish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corkish has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Corkish surname expanded 443 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 2,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corkish Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Corkish surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% being registered with the party.

The amount Corkish earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $42,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.87% less than the national average, earning $39,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkis924/
Sorkish8610/
Korkish862/
Corkist860/
Corkesh860/
Corki83687/
Korkisch8073/
Jorkisch8020/
Korkis7717,320/
Zorkis7734/
Carkis7725/
Sorkis7712/
Corkie773/
Corkes772/
Corkys771/
Curkis771/
Corkei770/
Corchis71354/
Kourkis7198/
Zarkish7122/
Korkysh719/
Korkise717/
Korkies714/
Jorkesh714/
Sarkish713/
Korkiss712/
Tzorkis712/
Zorkich711/
Churkis711/
Korkeis711/
Kurkish711/
Karkish711/
Koorkis711/
Corciss710/
Corkitt710/
Corke673,479/
Korki67882/
Carki6766/
Korkesch6728/
Scourkes6727/
Corka6726/
Zarkaish6721/
Corky6715/
Jourkesh679/
Korkischová678/
Djorkesh672/
Zhorkich671/
Karkisch671/
Kourkies671/
Charkesh671/
Jorquish670/

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