McCorkel Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

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

McCorkel Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Thorcull or Thorketill (Thor's kettle).

McCorkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5581:649,56852,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

McCorkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of Thorcull or Thorketill (Thor's kettle).

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

McCorkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCorkel has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCorkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCorkel is the 566,665th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name McCorkel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCorkel reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCorkel is most common in The United States, where it is held by 558 people, or 1 in 649,568. In The United States McCorkel is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Indiana, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

McCorkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCorkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCorkel surname expanded 547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCorkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCorkel surname are 27.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.64% being registered to vote for the party.

McCorkel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,223 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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