Find out how popular the last name Coore is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Coore.

Coore, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Coore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coore in America

Coore is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coore surname appeared 208 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Coore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coore to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Coore

The surname Coore is believed to have originated in England, with its earliest known traces dating back to the 12th century. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from the Old English words "cot" meaning a small house or cottage, and "ofer" meaning a ridge or bank.

This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or on a ridge with a cottage or small dwelling. The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1185, where it is listed as "Robert de laCore".

In the 13th century, the name is found in various records, such as the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1248, which mentions "John de la Core". The Assize Rolls of Staffordshire from 1292 also include a reference to "John de la Core".

By the 14th century, the name had evolved to its more modern spelling, with entries in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1379 listing "Thomas Coore". The Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1279 mention a "William de la Core", indicating the name's presence in different regions of England.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Coore was John Coore, born around 1450 in Gloucestershire. Another notable bearer of the name was Richard Coore, a merchant and alderman in London, who lived from 1520 to 1598.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various parish records, such as the christening of Thomas Coore in 1635 at St. Mary's Church in Warwickshire. The Hearth Tax Rolls of 1672 for Yorkshire list a Robert Coore as a resident.

Some other historical figures with the surname Coore include William Coore, a landowner in Sussex born in 1712, and John Coore, a clergyman and author born in 1786 in Shropshire, who published several works on theology and religious subjects.

In the 19th century, a prominent bearer of the name was Sir Walter Coore, a British army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Jamaica from 1865 to 1866. He was born in 1810 and died in 1888.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coore

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Coore.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Coore was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Coore has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Coore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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