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UK surname

Corp

A surname referring to an officer or person of high rank.

In the 1881 census there were 345 people recorded with the Corp surname, ranking it #8,852 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 519, ranked #9,736, down from #8,852 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street and Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, Wiltshire and Caerphilly.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Corp is 555 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 50.4%.

1881 census count

345

Ranked #8,852

Modern count

519

2016, ranked #9,736

Peak year

1999

555 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Corp had 345 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,852 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 519 in 2016, ranked #9,736.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 530 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Corp surname distribution map

The map shows where the Corp surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Corp surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Corp over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 274 #8,176
1861 historical 356 #7,171
1881 historical 345 #8,852
1891 historical 411 #8,675
1901 historical 467 #8,471
1911 historical 530 #7,500
1997 modern 527 #8,948
1998 modern 553 #8,892
1999 modern 555 #8,919
2000 modern 544 #9,031
2001 modern 526 #9,112
2002 modern 536 #9,163
2003 modern 527 #9,137
2004 modern 516 #9,302
2005 modern 500 #9,443
2006 modern 499 #9,500
2007 modern 504 #9,508
2008 modern 502 #9,601
2009 modern 505 #9,774
2010 modern 519 #9,768
2011 modern 517 #9,719
2012 modern 500 #9,856
2013 modern 518 #9,755
2014 modern 520 #9,803
2015 modern 522 #9,710
2016 modern 519 #9,736

Geography

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Where Corps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street, Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe, London parishes and Pennard, West. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, Wiltshire and Caerphilly. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street Somerset
3 Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe Somerset
4 London parishes London 3
5 Pennard, West Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 010 Mendip
2 Mendip 006 Mendip
3 Mendip 009 Mendip
4 Wiltshire 047 Wiltshire
5 Caerphilly 009 Caerphilly

Forenames

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First names often paired with Corp

These lists show first names that appear often with the Corp surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Corp

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Corp, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Corp surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Corp household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Corp is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Corp is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Corp falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Corp is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Corp, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Corp

The surname Corp originates from England and dates back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word "cropp," meaning "crop" or "harvest," suggesting that the name's earliest bearers were likely farmers or agricultural workers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where a William Crop is mentioned. The surname also appears in various medieval records and manuscripts, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, which lists a John Corp.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the name underwent some spelling variations, including Cropp, Croppes, and Crope. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and scribal errors in record-keeping.

The name Corp is associated with several notable historical figures. One such figure was John Corp, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of London during the 16th century (c. 1520-1585). Another was Thomas Corp (c. 1570-1637), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Stoke Newington.

In the 17th century, we find mention of Edward Corp (c. 1630-1695), a prosperous landowner and justice of the peace in Gloucestershire. Around the same time, a certain William Corp (c. 1650-1720) gained recognition as a skilled architect and builder in Norfolk.

Moving into the 18th century, we encounter Samuel Corp (1715-1789), a renowned clockmaker and watchmaker from Clerkenwell, London, whose work was highly regarded among the gentry and nobility of the time.

Throughout its history, the surname Corp has also been associated with various place names, such as Corpville in Shropshire and Corpland in Somerset, further emphasizing its English origins.

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1881 census detail

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Corp families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Corp surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Somerset leads with 168 Corps recorded in 1881 and an index of 32.13x.

County Total Index
Somerset 168 32.13x
Middlesex 25 0.77x
Wiltshire 21 7.31x
Hampshire 19 2.85x
Glamorgan 16 2.83x
Yorkshire 14 0.43x
Surrey 13 0.82x
Gloucestershire 11 1.73x
Staffordshire 8 0.73x
Sussex 8 1.46x
Kent 6 0.54x
Lancashire 6 0.16x
Berkshire 5 2.05x
Nottinghamshire 5 1.14x
Essex 3 0.47x
Lincolnshire 3 0.58x
Devon 1 0.15x
Dorset 1 0.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Pennard in Somerset leads with 38 Corps recorded in 1881 and an index of 4523.81x.

Place Total Index
West Pennard 38 4523.81x
Baltonsborough 23 2948.72x
Evercreech 16 1269.84x
Upper Clatford 15 1829.27x
Shepton Mallet 13 221.47x
St Pancras London 13 4.97x
Frome 11 87.93x
Cardiff St John 8 43.31x
Glastonbury 8 187.35x
Hastings St Leonards 8 99.38x
Horninglow 8 155.04x
Bermondsey 7 7.24x
Barton St David 6 1578.95x
Croscombe 6 937.50x
Hackney London 6 3.29x
Hindley 6 36.52x
Horsington 6 722.89x
Lambeth 6 2.12x
Bedminster 5 10.18x
Berrow 5 1020.41x
Charlton 5 595.24x
Horfield 5 78.00x
Hungerford 5 151.52x
Llandaff 5 26.57x
Pilton 5 400.00x
Stapleton 5 41.36x
Wootton Bassett 5 200.00x
Limehouse London 4 11.22x
Newington 4 45.15x
Nottingham St Mary 4 3.53x
Plumstead 4 10.83x
Sculcoates 4 7.84x
Charlton Musgrove 3 666.67x
Great Grimsby 3 9.10x
Meare 3 191.08x
Melksham 3 60.12x
Weston Super Mare 3 22.73x
Abbas Temple Coombe 2 740.74x
Bradford On Avon 2 21.74x
Bridgewater 2 14.09x
Bruton 2 97.09x
Chester St Nicholas 2 434.78x
Drypool 2 40.57x
Holy Trinity 2 2.58x
Milford 2 129.87x
Rodbourne Cheney 2 90.09x
Woolwich 2 4.88x
Almondsbury 1 41.15x
Binegar 1 333.33x
Broughton 1 99.01x
Butleigh 1 116.28x
Cardiff St Mary 1 3.21x
Coombe Bissett 1 250.00x
East Pennard 1 147.06x
Leyton Low 1 7.67x
Llangan St Mary Hill 1 243.90x
Lullington 1 666.67x
Mells 1 92.59x
Nottingham St Peter 1 20.49x
Parkstone 1 40.16x
Patney 1 625.00x
Poplar London 1 1.63x
Portsea 1 0.77x
Shapwick 1 204.08x
Shelf 1 32.57x
Shoreditch London 1 0.71x
Southampton St Mary 1 2.39x
St Thomas Winchester 1 21.28x
Stoke Damerel 1 2.11x
Sutton Stoneferry 1 10.86x
Swansea Town 1 2.16x
Twerton 1 18.55x
Upton Noble 1 416.67x
West Cranmore 1 312.50x
Westonsuper Mare 1 93.46x
Witham Friary 1 185.19x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Corp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Corp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 20
James 15
John 15
Henry 10
Charles 9
George 9
Arthur 7
Frederick 6
Alfred 5
Edward 5
Walter 5
Frank 4
Joseph 4
Robert 4
Thomas 4
Christopher 3
Edwin 3
Francis 3
Albert 2
Ernest 2
Frederic 2
Sidney 2
Thos. 2
Ben 1
Benj. 1
Benjamin 1
Benjn.J. 1
Chas 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Edmund 1
Fred 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Hubert 1
Hy 1
Jessie 1
Jno.Arthur 1
Job 1
Levi 1
Lot 1
Phillip 1
Raymond 1
Richard 1
Saml.H. 1
Samuel 1
Thos 1
W. 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Corp surname: questions and answers

How common was the Corp surname in 1881?

In 1881, 345 people were recorded with the Corp surname. That placed it at #8,852 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Corp surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 519 in 2016. That gives Corp a modern rank of #9,736.

What does the Corp surname mean?

A surname referring to an officer or person of high rank.

What does the Corp map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Corp bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.