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    The surname Korner

    A German surname, carried by 527 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K656

    Korner: #41,303 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Korner #41,303, 527 people Korner: #41,303 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Korner #41,303, 527 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Korner is more common than 74.5% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Körner.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 527 people named Korner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 585,855 Americans. That is down 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 562.

    #41,303
    rank among US surnames
    527
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #37,319)

    Who is named Korner

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

    92% of people named Korner identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Korners

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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)

    Notable Korners come mostly from Austria (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Korner

    Korner has the Soundex code K656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K656.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Korner come from?
    Borrowed from German Körner.
    How common is the surname Korner?
    527 people in the United States had the surname Korner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 585,855 Americans. It ranked 41,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Korner?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Korner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Korner?
    Alfred Körner, Austrian footballer (1926-2020), followed by Alexis Korner.
    Where is the surname Korner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Korner in Austria, the United Kingdom and Germany.
    Is the surname Korner getting more or less common?
    Less common. 562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 527 in 2010, down 6.2%.