Cormack Surname

48,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Cormack Surname Definition:

Cormac (Cormag) is an old Gaelic personal name occurring in Adamnan (VC., I, c. 6) as Cormacus. From early Celtic corb-mac "chariot lad" or "charioteer." modern Cormack may be the shortened form of MacCormaic or MacCormaig, "son of Cormac.

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Cormack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0071:27,7623,763
Australia1,9961:13,5251,941
Scotland1,9761:2,709501
United States1,7431:207,95120,360
Canada1,3181:27,9563,698
New Zealand4281:10,5801,842
Ireland3421:13,7691,610
Argentina1931:221,46818,222
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Wales511:60,6775,433
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Guernsey291:2,222539
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8611:5,145864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,8691:2,003363
England4031:60,4857,077
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Cormack (153) may also be a first name.

Cormack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cormac (Cormag) is an old Gaelic personal name occurring in Adamnan (VC., I, c. 6) as Cormacus. From early Celtic corb-mac "chariot lad" or "charioteer." modern Cormack may be the shortened form of MacCormaic or MacCormaig, "son of Cormac.".

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Cormaic This name is numerous throughout all the provinces, the spelling MacCormick being more usual in Ulster. For the most part it originated as a simple patronymic; the only recognized sept of the name was of the Roscommon-Longford area. Bibl; IF 94

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Charioteer” in Erse (Cuirmach). Hence McCormick.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

A personal name. Gael. M'Cormac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cormack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cormack occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cormack.

How Common Is The Last Name Cormack? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,477th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 685,306 people. The surname Cormack occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Cormack live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Cormack is also the 743,570th most numerous first name globally, held by 153 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,007 people, or 1 in 27,762. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Essex, where 4 percent are found and Merseyside, where 4 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 19 percent are found.

Cormack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cormack has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cormack surname rose 498 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 814 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cormack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cormack surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cormack surname are 7.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cormack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 41.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,329 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.84% more than the national average, earning R 370,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $46,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $56,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ccormack932/
Cormmack930/
Cormacks930/
Cormac92178/
Cormak9222/
Carmack867,610/
Kormack861/
Cormock861/
Cormadk861/
Courmac861/
Cormaic861/
Carmmack804/
Caarmack801/
Carrmack800/
Carmacke800/
Carmac7772/
Carmak7721/
Kormak7714/
Cormaq771/
Cormacova752/
Kermack71213/
Khormak71170/
Carmock7179/
Cormaux7125/
Cahrmak711/
Karmack711/
Carmask710/
Kormaňák6777/
Khourmak6729/
Cormague676/
Cormeaux675/
Cormaque671/

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Cormack Reference & Research

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McCormick/McCormack FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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