# Corey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/corey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname from Old Norse from the Old Norse given name Kóri, itself perhaps from Old Irish Cuire, from cuire (“troop, host, company”), from Proto-Celtic *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,569 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,340 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,831 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (15,488 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔ.ɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Cory, Kory, Korey |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Corey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Corey in the United States.

## People named Corey

- Elias James Corey, American chemist
- Wendell Corey, American actor (1914–1968)
- Jeff Corey, American actor and acting teacher (1914-2002)
- Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (1914–2017)
- Robert B. Corey, American biochemist (1897–1971)
- Jill Corey, American popular standards singer (1935–2021)

## Similar surnames

Carey, Correa, Correia, Cory, Croy, Core, Corea, Corr, Corry, Currey, Cora, Coury.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.