The Corpuz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,176 people carried this name — #6,542 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 28% from 4,037 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Corpuz surname

Common Filipino surname, a variant of Corpus (due to seseo), a reference to the Corpus Christi

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Corpuz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 226 people named Corpuz live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Salta 68
Santiago del Estero 68
Tucumán 49
Buenos Aires Province 41

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Corpuz in American newspapers,
1927–1929.

Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Corpuz
Imperial Valley Press 1927-11-29
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Corpuz
Imperial Valley Press 1928-01-14
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Corpuz
Evening Star 1929-03-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 282 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Corpuz in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1970s.

26 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Corpuz. The most, 18, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Corpuz.

In the public record

People named Corpuz,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States408 records

408 records of the Corpuz name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 304
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 77
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 26
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugenio D. Corpuz

    Born 1908. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; farm hand from Monterey County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Eladio Corpuz

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1950; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Gullermio P. Corpuz

    Born 1912 in the Philippines. Registered as a foreign national in Sacramento, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 408 records for Corpuz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Corpuz name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Isidore Henri Corpuz

    In the population register of Harderwijk.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register I.h. Corpuz

    In the population register of Harderwijk.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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