# Korner (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 527 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,303 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 585,855 people |
| Change since 2000 | -6.2% (562 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Körner.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Korner 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) | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Korner in Austria, the United Kingdom and Germany.

## People named Korner

- Alfred Körner, Austrian footballer (1926-2020)
- Alexis Korner, British blues musician and radio broadcaster (1928–1984)
- Robert Körner, Austrian footballer (1924-1989)
- Hermine Körner, actress (1878–1960)

## Similar surnames

Koerner, Kerner, Kriner, Kroner, Kromer, Kramer, Kremer, Kraemer, Kreiner.

## 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.