Corrigal Surname
Approximately 545 people bear this surname
Corrigal Surname User-submission:
The surname Corrigal originated in the village of Corrigal on the Burn (creek) of Corrigal, near Harray, Evie parish, on the mainland of Orkney.
Corrigal is Norse surname from Norway. The possible original spelling is Kaarijdel, the pronunciation is the same.
Read More About This SurnameCorrigal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 523 | 1:70,450 | 8,062 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Corrigal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Corrigal originated in the village of Corrigal on the Burn (creek) of Corrigal, near Harray, Evie parish, on the mainland of Orkney.
Corrigal is Norse surname from Norway. The possible original spelling is Kaarijdel, the pronunciation is the same. Corrigal is anglicization of the original spelling. In the tradition of Norse surnames from Norway, person and place designation, rather than 'son of' in the tradition of Sweden and Denmark. The name comes from Kaari, a male given name, and jdel, a valley with the creek running through it. So the meaning of this surname is 'Kaari from the valley with the creek running through it'.
The name likely came to Orkney with the first Jarl of Orkney roughly in the 11th century.
- don_corrigalCorrigal Demographics
Average Corrigal Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Corrigal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corrigal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Corrigal is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Corrigal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Corrigal is the 576,965th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Corrigal live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 70,450. In Canada it is primarily found in: Saskatchewan, where 39 percent are found, Alberta, where 20 percent are found and British Columbia, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Corrigal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Corrigal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corrigal last name expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Corrigal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Corrigal last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Corrigal earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $41,739 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrigall | 94 | 447 | / |
| Corrigale | 94 | 15 | / |
| Corigal | 93 | 270 | / |
| Carrigal | 88 | 51 | / |
| Jorrigal | 88 | 7 | / |
| Corregal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Carrigall | 82 | 6 | / |
| Jorrigale | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jorigal | 80 | 209 | / |
| Curigal | 80 | 24 | / |
| Coregal | 80 | 13 | / |
| Carigal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Corugal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carregal | 75 | 1,044 | / |
| Charigal | 75 | 4 | / |
| Catrigal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carregall | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jorreegal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarigal | 67 | 202 | / |
| Karigal | 67 | 99 | / |
| Jarigal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caregal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qarigal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koregal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sarigal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jorigol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carugal | 67 | 1 | / |
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