The Korte surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,436 people carried this name — #7,505 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,282 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

51 people named Korte live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 17
Geneva 9
Basel-Stadt 8
Solothurn 6
Basel-Landschaft 4
Lucerne 4
St. Gallen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 29 people named Korte live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

East Flanders 29

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

728 people named Korte are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 684
Sweden (2022) 44

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Korte in American newspapers,
1892–1914.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Daily Optic carrying the name Korte
Las Vegas Daily Optic 1899-09-22
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Korte
The Daily Missoulian 1914-05-28
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Free Press carrying the name Korte
Las Vegas Free Press 1892-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,135 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Korte in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1980s.

311 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Korte. The most, 140, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 178
South Australia 101
New South Wales 15
Queensland 7
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Korte,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eiliv Korte 1250–1332 · archbishop
  • Jonas Korte 1683–1747 · printer
  • Gerhard Korte 1858–1945 · entrepreneur
  • Theodora Korte 1872–1926 · writer
  • Alois Korte 1872–1940
  • Rudolf Korte 1878–1950

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Korte,
in the records of 7 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 States582 records

582 records of the Korte name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 284
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 96
  • Other U.S. records 202
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Orvil C. Korte

    Born 1918 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Winona, Minnesota; electrician from Buffalo County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilhelm Korte

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Graf Waldersee from Cuxhaven, aged 26; merchant. From Cöln, Germany; bound for New York. Born in Tingen, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald D. Korte

    Born 1932; from Stark County, North Dakota. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 582 records for Korte in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands3,365 records

3,365 records of the Korte name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2,018
  • Dutch population registers 1,152
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 195
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christiaan Johannes Korte

    Married in 1919 in Amsterdam; commercial traveller. Died 1960 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Korte

    Married in 1897 in Emmen; farmer. Died 1931 in Emmen, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Korte

    Married in 1929 in Haarlem; teacher. Died 1945 in Haarlem, aged 45.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 3,365 records for Korte in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany862 records

862 records of the Korte name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 861
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Korte

    Born 1893; from Hamburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 12 April 1915; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 27 March 1917 (Infantry Regiment No. 42).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record August Wilhelm Korte

    Emigrated to North America in 1852.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Korte

    Born 1888; from Hagen, Iburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 862 records for Korte in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Belgium24 records

24 records of the Korte name in Belgium
  • Belgian population registers 23
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alphonsus Korte

    In the population register of Lede; smith, born 1857 in Lede.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pierre Jean Korte

    In the population register of Weerdt Limbourg; farrier, born 1821 in Weerdt Limbourg.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Franciscus Korte

    In the population register of Lede; farrier, born 1849 in Lede.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Korte in Belgium.

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

Finland22 records

22 records of the Korte name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 20
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 2
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Väinö Korte

    Born 1909 in Kaukola; farmer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Kurkijoki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Juho Korte

    Born 1891 in Kaukola; farm labourer. Died in 1919 in Riipuškala, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Jaakko Olavi Korte

    Born 1914 in Kaukola; general labourer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Joensuu.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Korte in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Korte name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Margarete Maria Korte

    Born 1915 in Germany; died 1999 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hendrik Korte

    Born 1930 in the Netherlands; died 2000 in Aregno (Haute-Corse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ida Frieda Korte

    Born 1905 in Metz (Moselle); died 1991 in Altkirch (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Korte in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Korte name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lienbach Korte

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Somersetshire, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Korte in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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