Explore the Family Name Corlett

The meaning of Corlett

Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic (Mac) Thórliótr ‘(son of) Thórliótr’, an Old Norse personal name derived from Thórr (name of the Scandinavian thunder god) + ljótr ‘ugly’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Corlett in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Corlett has shown a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Corlett ranked 18,484 in popularity with a count of 1,379 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, however, the rank improved to 17,033 as the count increased to 1,668, marking a growth of approximately 21%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Corlett per 100,000 people also rose by about 12% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,484	#17,033	7.85%
Count	1,379	1,668	20.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.57	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corlett

On the aspect of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there have been some shifts in the ethnicity distribution of individuals with the surname Corlett from 2000 to 2010. While the majority still identify as White (82.61% in 2010, down from 89.70% in 2000), there has been a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (from 5.22% in 2000 to 11.87% in 2010) and Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.36% in 2000 to 0.72% in 2010). There's been a slight growth in the percentage of individuals who identify with two or more races, increasing from 1.31% to 1.56%. Meanwhile, the percentages of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native have both seen small decreases.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.7%	82.61%	-7.9%
Hispanic	5.22%	11.87%	127.39%
Black	2.76%	2.64%	-4.35%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.56%	19.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.72%	100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.65%	0.6%	-7.69%