Cormac Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCormac Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
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.
(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.
(Irish) Grandson of Cormac (son of Corb, or son of a chariot, charioteer).
(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.
Cormac Demographics
Average Cormac Salary in
United States
$36,634 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cormac Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cormac Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cormac is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cormac? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,281,391st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Cormac occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name internationally It is held by 5,579 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Cormac has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cormac surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cormac Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cormac last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cormack | 92 | 10,634 | / |
| Cormaci | 92 | 683 | / |
| Cormach | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cormaic | 92 | 1 | / |
| Courmac | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cormache | 86 | 17 | / |
| Ccormack | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cormauch | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cormmack | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cormacks | 86 | 0 | / |
| Carmac | 83 | 72 | / |
| Cormas | 83 | 52 | / |
| Cormak | 83 | 22 | / |
| Cormaq | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jormac | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cormacova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Carmack | 77 | 7,610 | / |
| Carmaci | 77 | 78 | / |
| Curmaci | 77 | 75 | / |
| Carmach | 77 | 36 | / |
| Cormaux | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kormach | 77 | 14 | / |
| Charmac | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kormack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cormadk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cormock | 77 | 1 | / |
| Curmack | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zschormack | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scarmack | 71 | 120 | / |
| Charmack | 71 | 28 | / |
| Cormague | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tcharmac | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cormeaux | 71 | 5 | / |
| Carmmack | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kourmach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charmach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cormaque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chormake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caarmack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carmacke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Carrmack | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cormos | 67 | 696 | / |
| Kormaz | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kurmac | 67 | 63 | / |
| Carmoc | 67 | 54 | / |
| Carmas | 67 | 33 | / |
| Curmak | 67 | 29 | / |
| Carmax | 67 | 26 | / |
| Karmac | 67 | 21 | / |
| Carmak | 67 | 21 | / |
| Courmeaux | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kormak | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cormoş | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kormoc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jarmac | 67 | 7 | / |
| Curmaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Carmaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kormag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carmauche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carmag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sormak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kormacova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kormaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ţârmac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cormoz | 67 | 1 | / |
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