Corlet Surname
Approximately 960 people bear this surname
Corlet Surname Definition:
(formerly pronounced Curleod) is from the personal name pórljótr (the initial c representing the Celtic prefix mac). The word lotr means 'deformed', or 'ugly', but that can scarcely be its meaning in this compound. Dr. Vigfusson thinks that ljót is the same as the old Teutonic leód, 'people'.
Read More About This SurnameCorlet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 366 | 1:276,607 | 40,267 |
| France | 353 | 1:188,166 | 29,257 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:3,731 | 815 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:6,030 | 597 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Corlet (101) may also be a first name.
Corlet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(formerly pronounced Curleod) is from the personal name pórljótr (the initial c representing the Celtic prefix mac). The word lotr means 'deformed', or 'ugly', but that can scarcely be its meaning in this compound. Dr. Vigfusson thinks that ljót is the same as the old Teutonic leód, 'people'. It is not found by itself in the Landnáma- bóc, though in combination with þórr it is common there. In the Flateyjarbóc, written two centuries later, this compound name occurs twice. Ljótr is found on the cross in the old churchyard at Ballaugh in combination with Ulb, as in the name Lintulb or Leod-Wolf.
'The name Thor has always been thought to sound well, and is much used in proper names, þorljotr is found in many runic stones in Denmark. The MacLeods, in Scotland, have always claimed a Scandinavian origin, and their name is probably from Mac ljótr, the þor not having been inserted'. ‘The MacLeods of Cadboll, and the MacLeods of Lewis, not only quarter the Manx trie cassyn (three legs), but use the same motto, quocunque jeceris stabit; which, I think, dearly points out that the chiefs of that name are descendants from the Norwegian sovereigns of Mann and the Isles, or some other Manx connexion.' In Ballaugh and Lezayre nearly one-fourth part of the population are Corletts.
Corlet Demographics
Average Corlet Salary in
South Africa
R 251,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Corlet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corlet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Corlet is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Corlet? popularity and diffusion
Corlet is the 373,425th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. The surname Corlet occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Corlet reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 101 people.
This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 276,607. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 26 percent live, Caraga, where 13 percent live and Calabarzon, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Corlet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Corlet has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Corlet Last Name Statistics demography
Corlet earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning R 251,436 per year.
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