Cork Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cork Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cork family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 434
Agricultural Labourer 62
Domestic Servant 27
Labourer 27
General Labourer 26
Laundress 25
Coal Miner 19
Carpenter 17
Dress Maker 17
Cotton Weaver 16
Tailor 15
Farm Labourer 15
Annuitant 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Servant 9
General Servant 8
Butcher 8
Brick Maker 7
No Occupation 7
House Keeper 7
Charwoman 6
Tailoress 6
Draper Assistant 6
Silk Weaver 5
Potter 5

Cork Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crook 60% 62,333
2 Cork 100% 18,506
3 Corke 80% 7,952
4 Creek 40% 4,015
5 Crooke 50% 3,842
6 Crake 40% 2,467
7 Creak 40% 1,279
8 Craik 40% 1,240
9 Croke 40% 1,141
10 Cark 75% 874
11 Carke 60% 783
12 Craike 33% 562
13 Croake 50% 242
14 Croak 60% 148
15 Creake 33% 139
16 Creeke 33% 131
17 Kork 75% 123
18 Corck 80% 109
19 Crok 50% 108

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The surname Cork is the 2nd most popular variant of Crook.

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