How common is the surname Corson?

5,268 people in the United States had the surname Corson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,608 Americans. It ranked 6,446th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Corson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Corson?

James Corson, American discus thrower (1906-1981), followed by Dale R. Corson.

Where is the surname Corson most common?

Wikidata records people named Corson in the United States.

Is the surname Corson getting more or less common?

More common. 5,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,268 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Corson

A surname, carried by 5,268 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corson is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,268 people named Corson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,608 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,200.

#6,446

rank among US surnames

5,268

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,090)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,440	Jamerson	5,273	58,552
#6,441	Paddock	5,272	58,563
#6,444	Sansone	5,270	58,585
#6,446	Corson	5,268	58,608
#6,447	Giddings	5,267	58,619

Who is named Corson

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

95% of people named Corson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Corsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Corson
American discus thrower (1906-1981)
Dale R. Corson
American scientist (1914–2012)
John Zandig
American professional wrestler, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Corson

Corson has the Soundex code C625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C625.

Questions

How common is the surname Corson?: 5,268 people in the United States had the surname Corson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,608 Americans. It ranked 6,446th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Corson?: James Corson, American discus thrower (1906-1981), followed by Dale R. Corson.
Where is the surname Corson most common?: Wikidata records people named Corson in the United States.
Is the surname Corson getting more or less common?: More common. 5,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,268 in 2010, up 1.3%.