Cornelson Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cornelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4451:814,51462,593
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Cornelson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cornelson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cornelson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cornelson is the 408,463rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. Cornelson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Cornelson reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cornelson is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 814,514. In The United States Cornelson is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Alabama, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Cornelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornelson last name increased 1,035 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cornelson surname are 24.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cornelson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.03% more than the national average, earning R 299,484 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $39,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% less than the national average, earning $42,826 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cornelson
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