How common is the surname Core?

3,810 people in the United States had the surname Core in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,036 Americans. It ranked 8,631st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Core?

Ericson Core, American cinematographer.

Where is the surname Core most common?

Wikidata records people named Core in the United States.

Is the surname Core getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,810 in 2010, down 0.4%.

Is Core also a first name?

Yes. Core is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Core

A Greek surname, carried by 3,810 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Core is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “maiden”).

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,810 people named Core in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,036 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,824.

#8,631

rank among US surnames

3,810

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951
#8,626	Towner	3,813	80,972
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036
#8,634	Rankins	3,809	81,057
#8,635	Waites	3,808	81,078

Who is named Core

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Core identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cores

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ericson Core
American cinematographer, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kore

Surnames that sound like Core

Core has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Core come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “maiden”).
How common is the surname Core?: 3,810 people in the United States had the surname Core in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,036 Americans. It ranked 8,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Core?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Core identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Core?: Ericson Core, American cinematographer.
Where is the surname Core most common?: Wikidata records people named Core in the United States.
Is the surname Core getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,810 in 2010, down 0.4%.
What are other spellings of Core?: Kore.
Is Core also a first name?: Yes. Core is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.