Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CORK
There are approximately 2,921 people named Cork in the UK. That makes it the 3,341th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 46 are named Cork.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
CorkeCark
Carek
Cor
Corak
Coor
Coar
Carco
Coark
Coarke
Corck
Corc
Chork
Corcke
Carrk
Caark
Carke
Corcc
Chorke
Carks
Carck
Caarke
Corca
Careck
Careke
Chorek
Carko
Chorky
The Cork surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CORK. Not from the Irish citj, as has been conjectured, but from Core, an ancient Celtic personal name.