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Corse Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire named Corse, from Welsh cors ‘marsh’, ‘bog’. Scottish: topographic name from northern Middle English cors, corse ‘cross’, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places, for example in Grampian and Orkney, named with this word. Danish or Dutch: from the personal name Corsse, a variant of Carsten, which was borne by Scandinavian settlers in New Netherland in the 17th century.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Gorse, Carse, Corte, Cosse, Furse, Borne, Morse, Couse, Corser

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Corse Family Origin

Where is the Corse family from?

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You can see how Corse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Corse family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Corse families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 18 Corse families living in London. This was about 45% of all the recorded Corse's in the UK. London had the highest population of Corse families in 1891.
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Corse Family Occupations

What did your Corse ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, French Polisher and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Corse. 10% of Corse men worked as a French Polisher and 46% of Corse women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Corse were Cigarette Machine Operator and Braid Finisher

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • French Polisher
    10%
  • Boilerman Stoker
    5%
  • Builders Labourer (meredith drew Biscuit Me)
    5%
  • Cigarette Machine Operator
    5%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    46%
  • Retired
    7%
  • At School
    4%
  • Braid Finisher
    4%

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Corse Historical Records

What Corse family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 8,000 census records available for the last name Corse. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Corse census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Corse. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Corse. For the veterans among your Corse ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Corse Life Expectancy

What is the average Corse lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Corse life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Corse in 1946 was 42, and 86 in 2004.

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