Corwin Surname

50,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Corwin Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the white enclosure or castle.

Corwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9271:36,5124,532
Canada431:856,87466,382
England431:1,295,76958,667
Norway221:233,74025,571
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6221:19,1532,433

Corwin (3,406) may also be a first name.

Corwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the white enclosure or castle.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Cornish British) Local. The white castle; from caer, a castle, and win or gwin, white; or the white choir.

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

Corwin Last Name Facts

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

Corwin (Arabic: كوروين) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,694th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 720,327 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Corwin live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Corwin is also the 122,001st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 3,406 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 9,927 people, or 1 in 36,512. In The United States Corwin is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Corwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corwin surname increased 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 430 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Corwin last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Corwin are 15.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 190.57% more than the national average, earning 1,005,600 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 56.79% less than the national average, earning $9,809,950 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $42,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corwine92149/
Corwein923/
Corwuin921/
Corwinn921/
Corwing921/
Corwn912/
Corbin8350,443/
Korwin83586/
Carwin83498/
Curwin83451/
Corwen8329/
Corwyn8316/
Coruin830/
Corwim830/
Courbin771,106/
Corbijn77361/
Korwain77108/
Charwin7735/
Carwein7725/
Churwin779/
Corbinn773/
Corwynn772/
Corrwyn771/
Corrbin771/
Carwine770/
Corbn733/
Korwn731/
Koerwien713/
Chourbin711/
Quorwoin711/
Kerwin677,543/
Curwen671,985/
Carbin671,386/
Corben67754/
Corbyn67656/
Karwin67503/
Curbin6732/
Zarwin6717/
Carwyn6716/
Carwen6711/
Corbín675/
Körwin672/
Coruen671/
Qarwin671/
Churwn671/
Kurwin671/
Korwiń671/
Qorbin671/
Caruin671/
Corwem670/
Coruim670/

Corwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Corwin in the Arabic language
كوروينkwrwyn-

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