Corthorn Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Chile

Corthorn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cawthorne,' a village four miles from Barnsley, Yorkshire Corthorn is a manifest variant and is found in the district.

Gamel de Cauthorn, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Cauthorn, Yorkshire, ibid.

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Corthorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Chile661:266,9167,921
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Corthorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cawthorne,' a village four miles from Barnsley, Yorkshire Corthorn is a manifest variant and is found in the district.

Gamel de Cauthorn, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Cauthorn, Yorkshire, ibid.

Johannes de Cauthorn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna de Cauthorn, 1379: ibid.

James Cawthorn (1710-61), poet, was son of Thomas Cawthorn, upholsterer, at Sheffield, Nov. 4, 1719': Dictionary of National Biography.

Thus for 400 years the ancestry of the last-named had clung to the district of his birth.

1788. Married — Matthew Oliver and Ann Cawthorn: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Prob. for Cawthorn, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corthorn Last Name Facts

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

Corthorn is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corthorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,073,555th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Corthorn live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 42 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Corthorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corthorn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Corthorn last name rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corthorn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Corthorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,166 per year; in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corthorne9426/
Scorthorn940/
Courthorn940/
Carthorn8836/
Corthern882/
Carthorne8247/
Cortharin822/
Cartorn801/
Carrthorne780/
Carthern75121/
Cartharn7577/
Cartern678/
Sartorn671/
Korturn670/
Churthaharn631/
Charttaharn631/
Cartarina591/
Kartherin591/
Zarturn532/
Sartarn530/
Sartarin5015/

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