Corse Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Corse Surname Definition:

From cors or corse, the Scots form of cross. See Cross and Crouch. Robert Cors or Kors was tenant in Westhorn, 1465—70 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 152,155), John Cors burgess-freeman of Glasgow, 1601 (Burgesses), Robert Corss in Dysart, 1630 (PBK.

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Corse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8141:445,28138,226
France1351:492,02069,079
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Australia661:409,02632,879
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
England451:1,238,17956,985
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Canada401:921,14070,350
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Wales101:309,45316,869
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland321:116,9765,458
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

Corse (21) may also be a first name.

Corse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From cors or corse, the Scots form of cross. See Cross and Crouch. Robert Cors or Kors was tenant in Westhorn, 1465—70 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 152,155), John Cors burgess-freeman of Glasgow, 1601 (Burgesses), Robert Corss in Dysart, 1630 (PBK., p. 20), and James Corss was a mathematician in Edinburgh in latter half of seventeenth century. David Corse Glen was a Glasgow geologist. (2) An old surname in Rousay, from Corse in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney. John of Corss was witness to a disposition made at Kirkwall in 1455 (REO., p. 191).

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

(Welsh.) A fen, a wet meadow. Carse, Armoric and Gaelic, a level tract of fertile land.

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

Corse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corse is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corse is the 277,914th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. The last name Corse is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Corse are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Corse is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

Corse is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 445,281. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Corse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corse surname expanded 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Corse last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corse surname are 6.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Corse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 42.8% less than the national average, earning $12,986,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.85% more than the national average, earning $63,021 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corser911,930/
Corsey91736/
Course91669/
Scorse91585/
Corset91405/
Corsie91341/
Corseu91110/
Coerse9199/
Corsei9179/
Corsep9112/
Corses916/
Corsez914/
Corsee912/
Corsea911/
Corsse911/
Chorse911/
Corshe911/
Coorse910/
Corrse910/
Cors891,713/
Coursey835,758/
Courser83691/
Courset83137/
Corsiez83118/
Scourse8375/
Chourse8333/
Coursez8315/
Coorsey834/
Corseez834/
Corssey832/
Corseth831/
Corsier831/
Dcorsey831/
Corsett831/
Corsets831/
Courrse830/
Corsiey830/
Corserr830/
Corssie830/
Coursie830/
Corsi8025,793/
Cohrs805,318/
Carse801,834/
Sorse801,312/
Coors801,163/
Corsa80935/
Cours80904/
Korse80507/
Corce80224/
Curse80194/
Jorse8079/
Corge8032/
Corrs8025/
Corss8023/
Corsy8015/
Zorse807/
Corst807/
Corsh803/
Corje803/
Corzs802/
Cuors801/
Corze801/
Coërs801/
Corsp800/
Coursier77472/
Corssett775/
Choursey773/
Courseyd771/
Courssey771/
Corrsche771/
Courshee770/
Chorge731,659/
Carsey73941/
Korsee73416/
Corces73373/
Scorsi73135/
Carser73120/
Corget73117/
Corger73116/
Corgey73114/
Corcea73110/
Cursey73105/
Koerse7392/
Korsei7391/
Scarse7388/
Korsse7385/
Cortje7383/
Curseu7379/
Corgie7378/
Corsit7365/
Coorsh7364/
Scorce7362/
Koorse7355/
Charse7352/
Corssi7340/
Joorse7338/
Cortge7338/
Jorsey7333/
Corche7319/
Korsey7317/
Jorsee7315/
Sorsie7315/
Corssy7312/
Korshe7312/
Chorce7310/
Chorsi7310/
Korseh739/
Carsee739/
Corjet739/
Khorse738/
Corsis738/
Cursse738/
Coersi738/
Corcep738/
Coursh737/
Sorsey737/
Corjes736/
Courge735/
Cource734/
Coursi734/
Corgee734/
Corcez734/
Chorje733/
Sorseh733/
Korsea733/
Coursy732/
Carsie732/
Chorsy732/
Carshe732/
Kourse732/
Corges732/
Corzer732/
Qorshe732/
Sorsee731/
Koirse731/
Carseh731/
Ceurse731/
Corcer731/
Corgez731/
Corsaa731/
Corsay731/
Corsch731/
Corzes731/
Corzez731/
Corzie731/
Curser731/
Cursie731/
Cohrss731/
Zorsey731/
Curset731/
Carset731/
Sorsea731/
Curses731/
Jorsep731/
Corsoi731/
Jorshe731/
Ciorce731/
Carsce731/
Carsed731/
Courze731/
Korses731/
Coorge731/
Coerze731/
Coerce731/
Corjee731/
Jorsge731/
Churse730/
Jorses730/
Corcey730/
Cohrst730/
Coorce730/
Cordge730/
Coorst730/
Sorshe730/
Carsea730/
Coohrs730/
Kors673,175/
Corches67741/
Courgey67389/
Corchis67354/
Qorsheh67327/
Cars67252/
Scorcea67166/
Corcheș67131/
Corcher67130/
Korsheh67122/
Corcheş67119/
Courcet67118/
Corsich67110/
Corchez67110/
Courche6787/
Courcey6752/
Courget6738/
Korsche6733/
Corzett6730/
Scource6729/
Korseth6725/
Koorsse6721/
Courgis6720/
Sorseah6718/
Jorsett6716/
Corcett6713/
Scarsce6712/
Chaurse6711/
Sorsche6711/
Coorjee6710/
Corchet679/
Korshet676/
Caurser676/
Scoursi675/
Chorsay675/
Qorshed675/
Korshes674/
Corsois674/
Ciorcea674/
Chourge673/
Corssio673/
Courger673/
Courgez673/
Korsetz673/
Korsets672/
Charsie672/
Carseth672/
Korshie672/
Kourshe672/
Koursse672/
Chorshi672/
Corchea672/
Corsova672/
Carsher671/
Koorser671/
Carshed671/
Charshe671/
Chhorge671/
Corceha671/
Coursui671/
Chursea671/
Sorshey671/
Coursay671/
Scorssi671/
Korsesh671/
Kourser671/
Chorszy671/
Ciorgis671/
Courzer671/
Curseit671/
Korsiep671/
Choirsi671/
Qors671/
Scarsse671/
Caarshe671/
Choorsi671/
Coursoi671/
Corx671/
Korshey671/
Cursier670/
Corgett670/
Carrsey670/
Carsier670/
Koursey670/
Caursey670/
Corciss670/
Korsges670/
Coursoy670/

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