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

Korsen, 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 Korsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Korsen in America

Korsen is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Korsen surname appeared 129 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 Korsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Korsen 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 Korsen

The surname Korsen is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the northern regions bordering Denmark. Its earliest recorded instances date back to the late 15th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old German word "kors," meaning cross, possibly indicating an association with a religious order or location marked by a prominent cross.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Korsen name was Hans Korsen, a merchant from Lübeck, Germany, who is mentioned in records from the late 1400s. In the 16th century, the name appears in various spellings, such as Korssen, Korszen, and Korsen, in church records and tax rolls from towns like Hamburg and Bremen.

A notable figure bearing the Korsen surname was Johann Korsen, a Lutheran pastor born in Rostock in 1587. He authored several theological treatises and served as a minister in various parishes throughout northern Germany until his death in 1654.

In the 17th century, the Korsen name appears to have spread to neighboring regions, including Denmark and the Netherlands. Records from this period mention Pieter Korsen, a Dutch merchant based in Amsterdam, who traded extensively with German cities along the Baltic coast.

Moving into the 18th century, the Korsen surname gained prominence in the academic and scientific circles of Germany. Johann Friedrich Korsen, born in 1735 in Leipzig, was a respected mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.

Another noteworthy individual with the Korsen surname was Wilhelm Korsen, a German historian born in 1797 in Hanover. His seminal work, "The Rise and Fall of the Hanseatic League," published in 1835, remains an invaluable resource for scholars studying the influential medieval trading alliance that dominated northern European commerce for centuries.

As the Korsen surname spread across Germany and neighboring regions, it underwent various spelling variations, including Korssen, Korssenn, and Korszen. However, the core meaning and origins of the name remain rooted in the Old German word "kors," reflecting its historical ties to the northern Germanic regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Korsen

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

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 Korsen 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 Korsen 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 Korsen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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