McCorkle Surname

43,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,078 people bear this surname

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

McCorkle Surname Definition:

MACCORKILL, Maccorkle: Gaelic MacThorcuill, 'son of Thorcull,' from a shortened form of Thorketill (see Maccorquodale). Jannet M'Korkyll qwlk wes slaine' in 1561 is again referred to as Jannet Nyk Kerkyll and Jannet M'Corker (Dallas, p. 90).

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McCorkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0141:30,1703,753
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belize61:59,2462,743
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:77,9844,336
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8471:27,1893,336

McCorkle (19) may also be a first name.

McCorkle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCORKILL, Maccorkle: Gaelic MacThorcuill, 'son of Thorcull,' from a shortened form of Thorketill (see Maccorquodale). Jannet M'Korkyll qwlk wes slaine' in 1561 is again referred to as Jannet Nyk Kerkyll and Jannet M'Corker (Dallas, p. 90). Isaack McCorquell in Drumnacarrie was fined for resetting outlawed Macgregors, 1613 (RPC., XIV p. 632). Lachlan McOrkill in Cames, Mull, was put to the horn, 1629 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 45). M'Thurkill and M'Kurkull occur in 1661 and 1663 (Argyll; Caithness).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

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

McCorkle Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCorkle is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCorkle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,097th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 603,374 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McCorkle reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname McCorkle is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12,014 people, or 1 in 30,170. In The United States McCorkle is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Jamaica, where 0 percent live.

McCorkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCorkle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCorkle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCorkle surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCorkle surname are 16.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.92% registered with the party.

The amount McCorkle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 98.69% more than the national average, earning 687,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $53,696 CAD per year.

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