Corkery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corcra (“descendant of Corcra”), a personal name derived from corcair (“purple”).

Corkery (countable and uncountable, plural Corkerys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A ghost town in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Corkery is the 19012^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1433 individuals. Corkery is most common among White (94.28%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corkery”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 368.

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