Cory Surname

46,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Cory Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town.

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Cory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,8521:46,1615,622
England1,0771:51,7356,374
Australia6831:39,5255,125
Canada6471:56,9486,727
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
France1271:523,01472,224
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Wales1151:26,9092,781
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Peru531:599,70015,316
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
China31:455,773,85521,925
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9981:24,4243,382
Jersey491:1,059170
Wales331:47,5282,451
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2081:15,6541,997

The alternate forms: Čory (1) are calculated separately.

Cory (138,413) may also be a first name.

Cory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town. Sir Walter Scott, in his Lady of the Lake, has 'Fleet foot in the corrie,' and a footnote explains thus: 'Corrie or Cori, the hollow side of the hill where game usually lies.'

1743. Married — John Goddard and Margaret Curry: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1749. Thomas Thompson and Ann Come: ibid.

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

= Corry or Corrie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Dweller in, or by, a hollow; grandson of Corradh or Corra (spear).

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

From Cury or Curye, a parish in Kerrier Hundred, found written Curytowne and Curyton; from crou-dun, the hill with the cross; or crou-todn, the cross in the green meadow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Carrey, local, a town in Scotland. The word conveys the idea of roundness, bending, turning, the winding of a stream. Gaelic, car; Welsh, cor, a circle, a dell, a glen; caire, a circular hollow surrounded by hills.

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

Gilbert, Odo, William Coreie of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

See Currie, or from the Old Norse, Kári or Kori; from the Swedish, Carré; from the Dutch, Koring; personal name Cari, a Saxon tenant in the Domesday Book.

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

Cory is an old Bodmin name; during the 16th and 17th centuries there were mayors of the name (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Curry is a name that was represented by Corry in the adjacent county of Cumberland in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name of Curry occurred as Curri in Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cory occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Čory. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cory? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,008th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 646,747 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Cory are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cory is also the 7,560th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 138,413 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,852 people, or 1 in 46,161. In The United States Cory is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Iowa, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Cory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cory has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 245 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cory surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cory earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,104 per year; in South Africa they earn 102.33% more than the national average, earning R 480,816 per year; in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $53,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čory921/
Corey8926,170/
Corry899,069/
Coury893,313/
Coroy893,220/
Coray891,639/
Coriy89857/
Scory89569/
Chory89509/
Coory89182/
Cotry8986/
Czory8927/
Dcory8912/
Coery895/
Ccory895/
Coiry894/
Coruy893/
Cuory892/
Corys891/
Cohry890/
Coryt890/
Cooray8040,693/
Coorey802,315/
Choury801,035/
Corroy80971/
Scorey80786/
Courey80598/
Coutry80571/
Correy80538/
Choryi80350/
Chorey80347/
Corray80147/
Choray80146/
Corgey80114/
Corhay8083/
Cottry8060/
Choiry8059/
Coiray8054/
Choriy8045/
Cotray8031/
Courry8029/
Scoury8028/
Chorhy8023/
Chorry8022/
Choroy8020/
Coraya8017/
Couray8017/
Csorey807/
Scorry805/
Tchory804/
Couroy802/
Cosray802/
Coeroy802/
Courys802/
Couëry802/
Corhoy801/
Coriey801/
Chohry801/
Coirry801/
Choryo801/
Choory801/
Cotriy801/
Cosrey800/
Coorry800/
Cohroy800/
Cora7549,488/
Sory7532,757/
Cary7519,501/
Cori7510,085/
Cury759,777/
Core758,999/
Kory753,816/
Jory753,699/
Corj75199/
Zory75150/
Corá7566/
Qory7562/
Coré7562/
Céry7517/
Žory754/
Corraya735,041/
Chourey73896/
Courgey73389/
Cottray73385/
Courroy73347/
Chouray73205/
Chourry7359/
Scourey7320/
Coutray7319/
Coutrey7313/
Couthry734/
Chorray733/
Chouhry733/
Choiriy733/
Correys732/
Chouriy731/
Choraya731/
Ccoraya731/
Chhoray731/
Chhorey731/
Courrey731/
Couraya731/
Tchoury731/
Couroys731/
Chgoury731/
Chhoryi731/
Chorgay731/
Courray730/
Cottrey730/
Cothray730/
Carey67126,289/
Curry67121,549/
Corea6740,261/
Chary6723,289/
Corre6714,930/
Chore679,554/
Curay678,340/
Koury674,789/
Cores674,099/
Coura673,835/
Carry673,571/
Corio673,302/
Ccori673,013/
Corra673,000/
Koriy672,246/
Koray672,178/
Korey672,139/
Koiry672,137/
Coroi672,002/
Catry671,941/
Ccora671,907/
Zoury671,786/
Joury671,750/
Chori671,635/
Ciora671,631/
Coira671,558/
Coret671,511/
Corza671,465/
Couri671,427/
Caray671,412/
Coore671,312/
Sorry671,309/
Zohry671,259/
Score671,206/
Joray671,142/
Sorey671,120/
Cariy67841/
Jorry67820/
Gcora67801/
Zoryi67796/
Coroa67673/
Czora67664/
Coris67645/
Khory67643/
Coire67592/
Koroy67551/
Joory67540/
Coriz67524/
Chury67484/
Corri67379/
Cuore67356/
Soray67300/
Corai67269/
Caroy67269/
Curey67256/
Qorey67246/
Korry67239/
Koryś67236/
Soory67206/
Coure67202/
Koory67170/
Sohry67154/
Corez67150/
Caryo67132/
Carzy67122/
Corha67114/
Koryo67109/
Corie67108/
Jorey67107/
Zoray6799/
Coree6788/
Coraj6786/
Zoriy6784/
Cotri6777/
Corui6776/
Ziory6774/
Zorzy6772/
Coyra6771/
Cotre6770/
Caery6765/
Curoy6764/
Koery6761/
Corej6760/
Cored6760/
Cutry6755/
Caryi6753/
Soroy6750/
Corzi6750/
Corer6749/
Corré6748/
Corei6747/
Csori6740/
Kohry6738/
Csury6736/
Chorý6736/
Csora6735/
Courrouy6735/
Corge6732/
Ccore6731/
Cahry6730/
Korys6728/
Qorry6728/
Curys6728/
Corgi6726/
Cuiry6725/
Czori6724/
Csore6721/
Giory6718/
Coiri6716/
Carys6714/
Caruy6714/
Zotry6714/
Curiy6713/
Corit6712/
Tsory6711/
Zorey6710/
Coreu6710/
Chouraya678/
Cuury678/
Csúry678/
Korzy677/
Coreh677/
Ciori677/
Coori677/
Corôa677/
Joryd677/
Corée677/
Scary675/
Casry675/
Caury675/
Kcora675/
Zsory675/
Coréa675/
Choiraya675/
Czury674/
Ciary674/
Koryi674/
Ciore674/
Ccary674/
Soryi674/
Jorøy674/
Koruy674/
Csoré674/
Çoray674/
Jhory673/
Czary673/
Qoury673/
Soiry673/
Corje673/
Cujry672/
Quory672/
Caryz672/
Zorry672/
Scori672/
Jorys672/
Zoory672/
Caryt672/
Corés672/
Corrè672/
Csóry672/
Djory672/
Tzory672/
Curyh672/
Caary671/
Kuory671/
Cgary671/
Chhoraya671/
Hcary671/
Jorhy671/
Corid671/
Cuori671/
Curyy671/
Cohra671/
Cohri671/
Dcora671/
Zoryo671/
Corze671/
Joiry671/
Courá671/
Corrê671/
Corêa671/
Kcori671/
Zcori671/
Zoroy671/
Cotré671/
Curzy671/
Corîe671/
Corep671/
Corhe671/
Coiré671/
Coere671/
Zcore671/
Qcora671/
Suory671/
Cojre671/
Coyre671/
Joryy671/
Ceury670/
Cusry670/
Cuora670/

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