Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Other Forms FormsCorke Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 2/13/2016 by anonymous Edited 2/13/2016 by Marusero Meaning & History Metonymic occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye or for a dyer of cloth, Middle English cork (of Celtic origin; compare Corkery).