Corpe Surname

240,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Corpe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Corp.' I have not discovered the spot.

Stephen de Corp, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Corp, London, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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Corpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Brazil3721:575,46921,465
England2361:236,09319,489
Australia2341:115,36612,799
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Honduras571:154,6741,998
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Corpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Corp.' I have not discovered the spot.

Stephen de Corp, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Corp, London, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Corp, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1744. Married — Harry Corp and Ann: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1801. — Richard Corpe and Frances Cottrell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Raven [Old Norse korp-r (Swedish korp): cp. Old French corb-el (mod.

corb-eau), from Lat, coru-us, a raven]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the fief of Corp, in Normandy, held from Philip-Augustus by the Dean o Anjou, c. 1201 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 174).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Swedish, Korp; from the Danish, Korrup; a location and personal name (Korrthorp); from the Dutch, Corper; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Corpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corpe is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Corpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Corpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,075th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,371,653 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Corpe are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Corpe is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States Corpe is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 20 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Corpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Corpe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corpe surname increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Corpe last name are 16.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Corpe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corpes91845/
Corpez91551/
Corpet91354/
Corper91252/
Corpee9195/
Corpie916/
Corpea911/
Corpey910/
Corp89846/
Courpet83139/
Coorper8338/
Corpett831/
Courper831/
Tchorpe831/
Corpets831/
Corphey830/
Carpe802,352/
Korpe802,053/
Corpa801,105/
Corps80624/
Corpi80187/
Courp8012/
Sorpe809/
Corpt809/
Corpy804/
Corpz803/
Corpp802/
Curpe802/
Jorpe801/
Coirp801/
Cērpe801/
Carper738,225/
Carpes733,888/
Charpe73705/
Carpet73499/
Carpea73283/
Ccorpa73206/
Corpiz73116/
Corpis73105/
Scarpe7387/
Carppe7371/
Carpez7349/
Cörper7347/
Carpee7338/
Carpey7332/
Carpeh7331/
Corpio7329/
Corphy7327/
Korpee7324/
Jorpes7323/
Korpeh7322/
Korpes7317/
Korpez7316/
Scorpi7314/
Korpie7313/
Carpie7310/
Sorpee7310/
Ccarpe739/
Korpea738/
Korpey735/
Curpie733/
Corpyz732/
Jorpee732/
Corpuj732/
Cahrpe731/
Ciurpe731/
Churpe731/
Sourpe731/
Sorpie731/
Korpeľ731/
Kourpe731/
Giorpe731/
Curpez731/
Corpit731/
Jorper731/
Corpay731/
Coorps731/
Jorhpe731/
Jorpey730/
Curper730/
Curpey730/
Corppetts719/
Carp6715,592/
Korp671,211/
Corb671,074/
Curphey67952/
Scarppe6719/
Sorphea6714/
Charpey6712/
Charpeh6710/
Korpets678/
Corv676/
Korpess675/
Charpea675/
Korpejs674/
Charppe674/
Chorpyi673/
Carperr672/
Carpper672/
Corpuiz672/
Korphed672/
Carpets672/
Qorp672/
Korpecz671/
Korpett671/
Carrpet671/
Corpich671/
Korpieh671/
Khorpes671/
Khorpez671/
Tchorpi671/
Tcharpe671/
Curphet671/
Corpuyz671/
Khorpet671/
Carphey670/
Kourper670/

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