How common is the surname Cormack?

1,167 people in the United States had the surname Cormack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,563 Americans. It ranked 22,144th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cormack?

Allan McLeod Cormack, American physicist (1924-1998), followed by Bartlett Cormack.

Where is the surname Cormack most common?

Wikidata records people named Cormack in the United States.

How do you pronounce Cormack?

Cormack is /ˈkɔɹ.mæk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Cormack getting more or less common?

More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,167 in 2010, up 1.8%.

Is Cormack also a first name?

Yes. Cormack 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 Cormack

An Irish surname, carried by 1,167 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɔɹ.mæk/ 2 syllables Soundex C652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cormack is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From the Old Irish given name Cormac. The town in Newfoundland is named after explorer and entrepreneur William Epps Cormack (1796 - 1868).

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,167 people named Cormack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,563 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,146.

#22,144

rank among US surnames

1,167

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,307)

Who is named Cormack

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

88% of people named Cormack identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cormacks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998)
Bartlett Cormack
American actor (1898-1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cormack

Cormack has the Soundex code C652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C652.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cormack come from?: From the Old Irish given name Cormac. The town in Newfoundland is named after explorer and entrepreneur William Epps Cormack (1796 - 1868).
How common is the surname Cormack?: 1,167 people in the United States had the surname Cormack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,563 Americans. It ranked 22,144th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cormack?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Cormack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cormack?: Allan McLeod Cormack, American physicist (1924-1998), followed by Bartlett Cormack.
Where is the surname Cormack most common?: Wikidata records people named Cormack in the United States.
How do you pronounce Cormack?: Cormack is /ˈkɔɹ.mæk/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Cormack getting more or less common?: More common. 1,146 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,167 in 2010, up 1.8%.
Is Cormack also a first name?: Yes. Cormack 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.