Cormac Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cormac Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Chariot [I. Cormac for Corbmac-corb, chariot + mac, son] A sobriquet given in the first century to a Lagenian prince who happened to be born in a chariot while his mother was on a journey.—Donovan, 'Irish Family-Names’: Irish Penny Journal, 1840-1, p.

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Cormac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa861:629,97347,084
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Cormac (5,579) may also be a first name.

Cormac Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Chariot [I. Cormac for Corbmac-corb, chariot + mac, son] A sobriquet given in the first century to a Lagenian prince who happened to be born in a chariot while his mother was on a journey.—Donovan, 'Irish Family-Names’: Irish Penny Journal, 1840-1, p. 407.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) Son of the Chariot [I. Cormac for Corbmac-corb, chariot + mac, son] A sobriquet given in the first century to a Lagenian prince who happened to be born in a chariot while his mother was on a journey.—Donovan, 'Irish Family-Names’: Irish Penny Journal, 1840-1, p. 407.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Cormac (son of Corb, or son of a chariot, charioteer).

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

(Celtic.) The son of the chariot; first given, it is said, to a prince of Leinster who happened to be born in a chariot, while his mother was going on a journey.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cormac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cormac is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cormac? popularity and diffusion

Cormac is the 1,281,391st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Cormac live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 89,726th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,579 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa Cormac is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Cormac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cormac has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cormac last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cormac Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cormac last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cormac are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Cormac earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.65% more than the national average, earning R 239,172 per year and in United States they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $36,634 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Cormack9210,634/
Cormaci92683/
Cormach924/
Cormaic921/
Courmac921/
Cormache8617/
Ccormack862/
Cormauch860/
Cormmack860/
Cormacks860/
Carmac8372/
Cormas8352/
Cormak8322/
Cormaq831/
Jormac831/
Cormacova802/
Carmack777,610/
Carmaci7778/
Curmaci7775/
Carmach7736/
Cormaux7725/
Kormach7714/
Charmac7711/
Kormack771/
Cormadk771/
Cormock771/
Curmack770/
Zschormack751/
Scarmack71120/
Charmack7128/
Cormague716/
Tcharmac715/
Cormeaux715/
Carmmack714/
Kourmach711/
Charmach711/
Cormaque711/
Chormake711/
Caarmack711/
Carmacke710/
Carrmack710/
Cormos67696/
Kormaz67183/
Kurmac6763/
Carmoc6754/
Carmas6733/
Curmak6729/
Carmax6726/
Karmac6721/
Carmak6721/
Courmeaux6719/
Kormak6714/
Cormoş6713/
Kormoc678/
Jarmac677/
Curmaz675/
Carmaz673/
Kormag672/
Carmauche672/
Carmag671/
Sormak671/
Kormacova671/
Kormaś671/
Ţârmac671/
Cormoz671/

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