How common is the surname Corliss?

3,181 people in the United States had the surname Corliss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,059 Americans. It ranked 10,136th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Corliss?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corliss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Corliss?

Richard Corliss, American editor for Time Magazine (1944-2015), followed by George Henry Corliss.

Where is the surname Corliss most common?

Wikidata records people named Corliss in the United States.

Is the surname Corliss getting more or less common?

More common. 3,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,181 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Corliss also a first name?

Yes. Corliss 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 Corliss

A surname, carried by 3,181 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C642 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corliss is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,181 people named Corliss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,059 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,058.

#10,136

rank among US surnames

3,181

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #9,754)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,132	Parmenter	3,182	97,029
#10,136	Benites	3,181	97,059
#10,140	Nardone	3,180	97,090
#10,145	Esch	3,179	97,120

Who is named Corliss

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

95% of people named Corliss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Corlisss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Corliss
American editor for Time Magazine (1944-2015)
George Henry Corliss
American engineer (1817-1888)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Corliss

Corliss has the Soundex code C642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C642.

Questions

How common is the surname Corliss?: 3,181 people in the United States had the surname Corliss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,059 Americans. It ranked 10,136th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corliss?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corliss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Corliss?: Richard Corliss, American editor for Time Magazine (1944-2015), followed by George Henry Corliss.
Where is the surname Corliss most common?: Wikidata records people named Corliss in the United States.
Is the surname Corliss getting more or less common?: More common. 3,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,181 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Corliss also a first name?: Yes. Corliss 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.