Corliss Surname

109,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Corliss Surname Definition:

For Car(e)less, q.v.

Read More About This Surname

Corliss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8231:94,81010,642
Australia2431:111,09312,380
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Canada651:566,85547,218
England271:2,063,63279,942
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9311:53,9416,070

Corliss (4,505) may also be a first name.

Corliss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Car(e)less, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The cheerful or merry person.

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

User-submitted Reference

Origin: 12th century. Named after a small town town in Brabant, now in Northeastern France.

- dcorliss

Corliss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corliss is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corliss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,165th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,709,087 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Corliss live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 102,540th most frequent first name in the world, held by 4,505 people.

Corliss is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,823 people, or 1 in 94,810. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 6 percent reside and Oregon, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Corliss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corliss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corliss surname grew 411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corliss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Corliss surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corliss last name are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Corliss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $44,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courliss9338/
Corliess931/
Corrliss931/
Corlliss930/
Corlis92660/
Corless864,130/
Corleis86485/
Curliss86339/
Corlies8685/
Carliss8683/
Corlais8620/
Corlise864/
Korliss862/
Courlis862/
Corlish861/
Corljss861/
Corllis861/
Corlist860/
Corlyss860/
Coorlis860/
Corli83446/
Corellis8055/
Charliss805/
Carlisse803/
Carlliss801/
Courlios801/
Courlois801/
Scourlis801/
Courlais801/
Courless800/
Courleis800/
Corillis800/
Carlis77966/
Curlis77464/
Corlit77169/
Corles77120/
Corlli7760/
Cürlis7746/
Corlei7727/
Korlis7715/
Corlie775/
Corlia773/
Sorlis772/
Corlai771/
Zorlis771/
Jorlis771/
Corlip770/
Charlliss751/
Correllis751/
Courellis751/
Carless712,319/
Corelli712,033/
Curless711,495/
Carlise71316/
Sourlis71307/
Charlis71219/
Kourlis71188/
Carlish71139/
Scarlis7164/
Corleys7156/
Carlies7151/
Courlit7149/
Tzorlis7135/
Carluis7135/
Corlaix7122/
Carlyss7119/
Carlais7119/
Churlis7117/
Karliss7111/
Corrles7110/
Correllies715/
Corilli715/
Carllis714/
Tsorlis714/
Chorles713/
Korlish713/
Corlays712/
Korlyss711/
Carleis711/
Carlios711/
Curllis711/
Korless711/
Carlois711/
Corlice711/
Corlait711/
Corrlia711/
Curleis710/
Courles710/
Corlitt710/
Corleus710/
Curlise710/
Curlies710/
Scorles710/
Carli6723,179/
Corle671,165/
Corla67627/
Charlois67465/
Correlli67401/
Korli67394/
Charlish67279/
Charless67207/
Tsourlis67105/
Korellis6793/
Carlesse6775/
Churlish6739/
Charlais6730/
Corly6724/
Gkourlis6722/
Corletts6720/
Zourlios6717/
Charlise6713/
Charllis6710/
Carellis678/
Courelli677/
Scourles675/
Kourlios675/
Coruelli675/
Korillis675/
Corielli674/
Scarless673/
Corlé673/
Carllise672/
Charleis672/
Corillia672/
Czorlich672/
Coorlese671/
Corlleus671/
Carllios671/
Kerliess671/
Corelles671/
Corellia671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Corliss
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis