How common is the surname Corr?

3,045 people in the United States had the surname Corr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,394 Americans. It ranked 10,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Corr?

Ryan Corr, Australian actor, followed by Frank J. Corr.

Where is the surname Corr most common?

Wikidata records people named Corr in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Corr getting more or less common?

More common. 2,808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,045 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Corr

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,045 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). Corr is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Irish, from Ó Corra (“descendant of Corra”), a personal name from corr (“spear”). Sometimes translated into English as Weir, from cora (“weir”).

Corr is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 3,045 people named Corr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,394 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,808.

#10,535

rank among US surnames

3,045

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,494)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,528	Cumming	3,047	101,328
#10,531	Khalid	3,046	101,361
#10,535	Corr	3,045	101,394
#10,536	Duplessis	3,044	101,428
#10,539	Brunet	3,043	101,461
#10,541	Farren	3,042	101,494

Who is named Corr

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

90% of people named Corr identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.4%

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 Corrs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Corr
Australian actor, born 1989
Frank J. Corr
American politician (1877–1934); Mayor of Chicago March–April 1933

Notable Corrs come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Corr

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Corr come from?: Irish, from Ó Corra (“descendant of Corra”), a personal name from corr (“spear”). Sometimes translated into English as Weir, from cora (“weir”).
How common is the surname Corr?: 3,045 people in the United States had the surname Corr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,394 Americans. It ranked 10,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corr?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Corr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Corr?: Ryan Corr, Australian actor, followed by Frank J. Corr.
Where is the surname Corr most common?: Wikidata records people named Corr in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Corr?: Corr is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Corr getting more or less common?: More common. 2,808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,045 in 2010, up 8.4%.
What are other spellings of Corr?: Corry and Curry.