Corser Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Corser Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the corviser,' i.e. the shoemaker. These are modifications. 'William Smyth, corviser, 1397' (Preston Guild Rolls). A curious feminine form is to be met with in the directory for the Chester Pageant, wherein it is ordered that the 'Corvesters and Shoemakers' do march together (Ormerod's Cheshire).

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Corser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8081:448,58838,453
Australia5091:53,0376,550
England3581:155,63714,724
Venezuela591:511,9349,699
Canada581:635,26952,014
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Scotland231:232,77511,829
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Corser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the corviser,' i.e. the shoemaker. These are modifications. 'William Smyth, corviser, 1397' (Preston Guild Rolls). A curious feminine form is to be met with in the directory for the Chester Pageant, wherein it is ordered that the 'Corvesters and Shoemakers' do march together (Ormerod's Cheshire). 'And that the corvesers bye ther lether in the seid yeld halle'

(Ordinances of Worcester, English Gilds). 'Porters, fesycyens, and corsers' (Cocke Lorelle's Bote).

Ralph le Coreviser, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.Stolen from Fore bears

Henry le Coreveser, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William le Coreviser, Salop, ibid.

Ctistina Corveiser, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

(a) Occup. 'the corser.' adealerin horses. The king's corser was an officer who acted as king's agent in purchasing horses. 'Johannes Martyr, corsere,' occurs in an old Oxford record, dated 1451 (Mun. Acad. Oxon.). 'Corsoureof horse, mango': Promptorium Parvulorum. Horman says, 'Corsers of horses (mangones) by false menys make them loke fresshe'; v. Way's note as above. The Hundred Rolls (1373) have no instance of the surname, while of (1) the instances are many.

William de Morpath, cosour, 9 & 10 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Jakemin de Gracia, corsour, 9 & 10 Edward III: ibid.

Durand le Corveser, 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1578. Baptised — John, s. John Corser, dothworker: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1580. — Katharine, d. John Corxer, clothworker: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Horsendealer [Middle English corser(e, courser; French coursier, a horse; from Latin currere (supine cursum), to run]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Korsawe; a personal name.

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

Corser Last Name Facts

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

Corser is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corser is the 213,360th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Corser reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Corser is most common in The United States, where it is held by 808 people, or 1 in 448,588. In The United States Corser is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Corser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corser has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corser surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.44% more than the national average, earning R 507,216 per year; in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $59,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courser92691/
Corsere926/
Corsier921/
Corserr920/
Corsert920/
Corse911,393/
Coursier86472/
Corshier861/
Corsherd860/
Corsey83736/
Course83669/
Corset83405/
Corsie83341/
Carser83120/
Corger83116/
Corseu83110/
Corsei8379/
Corsep8312/
Sorser8310/
Corses836/
Corsez834/
Corsee832/
Corzer832/
Corcer831/
Curser831/
Corsea831/
Corsse831/
Korser831/
Corsir831/
Corshe831/
Coorse830/
Corrse830/
Coursiere8069/
Courseyre8020/
Coursey775,758/
Corgier77468/
Corsair77166/
Courset77137/
Corcher77130/
Corsiez77118/
Sorsher7747/
Coursez7715/
Corzier777/
Korsere776/
Caurser776/
Scorcer775/
Coorsey774/
Korsher774/
Corseez774/
Courger773/
Corssey772/
Sorsser772/
Carsher771/
Koorser771/
Corseth771/
Corsett771/
Sorsier771/
Kourser771/
Courzer771/
Corsets771/
Cursier770/
Carsier770/
Courrse770/
Carseir770/
Corcert770/
Corrsir770/
Corsiey770/
Corssie770/
Coursie770/
Corsi7325,793/
Carse731,834/
Corsa73935/
Korse73507/
Corce73224/
Corge7332/
Corsy7315/
Corje733/
Corze731/
Sorscher71174/
Corsaire7116/
Corssett715/
Korscher712/
Kotrsetr711/
Corsaird711/
Courseyd711/
Courssey711/
Corrsche711/
Courshee710/
Courcher710/
Charsher710/
Carsey67941/
Carcer67940/
Korger67788/
Zorger67616/
Korsee67416/
Corces67373/
Korzer67184/
Sarser67134/
Carger67117/
Corget67117/
Corgey67114/
Corcea67110/
Korsei6791/
Zorzer6785/
Korsse6785/
Cortje6783/
Corgie6778/
Corsit6765/
Koorse6755/
Kerser6745/
Corssi6740/
Cortge6738/
Jorger6736/
Karser6722/
Curzer6721/
Corche6719/
Korsey6717/
Corssy6712/
Korshe6712/
Korseh679/
Carsee679/
Corjet679/
Sorcer678/
Khorse678/
Corsis678/
Corcep678/
Carzer677/
Koerscher676/
Jorjer676/
Corjes676/
Courge675/
Kurser675/
Cource674/
Coursi674/
Corgee674/
Corcez674/
Korsea673/
Coursy672/
Carsie672/
Carshe672/
Kourse672/
Korcer672/
Corges672/
Cárcer672/
Qorshe672/
Korsre672/
Korjer672/
Koirse671/
Carseh671/
Carjer671/
Corgez671/
Corrza671/
Corsaa671/
Corsay671/
Corzes671/
Corzez671/
Corzie671/
Curger671/
Carset671/
Corsoi671/
Carsce671/
Carsed671/
Courze671/
Korses671/
Coorge671/
Corjee671/
Sorsir671/
Jarser671/
Corcey670/
Coorce670/
Cordge670/
Carsea670/
Curcer670/
Zorcer670/

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