Kerrish Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Kerrish Surname Definition:
Contracted from MacFeorais, ‘Pierce's Son', and Corris, from MacOrish, another form of MacFeorais. The powerful Anglo- Norman family of Bermingham, Barons of Athenry, took the name of MacFeorais or MacOrish from an ancestor Pierce, Pieras, or Feoras, the son of Meyler Bermingham.
Read More About This SurnameKerrish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kerrish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from MacFeorais, ‘Pierce's Son', and Corris, from MacOrish, another form of MacFeorais. The powerful Anglo- Norman family of Bermingham, Barons of Athenry, took the name of MacFeorais or MacOrish from an ancestor Pierce, Pieras, or Feoras, the son of Meyler Bermingham.
‘Andrew MacFeorais', a.d. 1331.
It is remarkable that in the parishes where Kerruish is found, Corris is not. The former is almost confined to Maughold, while the latter is very common in German. The distich ‘Christian, Callow, and Kerruish, All the rest are refuse!' is still to be heard in Maughold, and is not so sweeping a condemnation as might be supposed, as 'all the rest' are not numerous.
Kerruish, though it appears in 1643, is not the usual form till the eighteenth century; till then Kerrish is more common.
Kerruish (pronounced Kerreush), McCorris, Coreas, Kerush, Cores, Corris, Kerroush, Kerrish, Corrish, Kerruse, Kerish, contracted from MacFeorais, ‘Pierce's Son', and Corris, from MacOrish, another form of MacFeorais. The powerful Anglo- Norman family of Bermingham, Barons of Athenry, took the name of MacFeorais or MacOrish from an ancestor Pierce, Pieras, or Feoras, the son of Meyler Bermingham.
‘Andrew MacFeorais', a.d. 1331.
It is remarkable that in the parishes where Kerruish is found, Corris is not. The former is almost confined to Maughold, while the latter is very common in German. The distich ‘Christian, Callow, and Kerruish, All the rest are refuse!' is still to be heard in Maughold, and is not so sweeping a condemnation as might be supposed, as 'all the rest' are not numerous.
Kerruish, though it appears in 1643, is not the usual form till the eighteenth century; till then Kerrish is more common.
Kerrish Demographics
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Kerrish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerrish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerrish is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerrish? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kerrish are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Kerrish is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 93 percent are found, Kentucky, where 3 percent are found and Ohio, where 3 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 43 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Kerrish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kerrish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerrish last name increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kerrish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kerrish surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.
Kerrish earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year.
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