Corner Surname

50,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Corner Surname Definition:

There are three distinct origins of this surname: (1) a local, (3) an official, (3) an occupative origin.

(1) Local, 'of the corner,' compare Hearne and Wray.

John de la Cornere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Cornere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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Corner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2791:16,9922,452
United States2,3731:152,74315,673
Canada7391:49,8596,059
Australia5621:48,0356,004
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
Yemen4291:61,5974,595
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Scotland2501:21,4152,472
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Pakistan1951:916,12212,378
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Wales1051:29,4723,021
Israel971:88,22310,433
France801:830,28498,964
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Finland151:366,44725,366
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
China81:170,915,1968,932
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0271:12,0251,827
Scotland1531:24,4652,264
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1521:43,5935,063

The alternate forms: Cornér (26), Cörner (4) & Córner (1) are calculated separately.

Corner (430) may also be a first name.

Corner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There are three distinct origins of this surname: (1) a local, (3) an official, (3) an occupative origin.

(1) Local, 'of the corner,' compare Hearne and Wray.

John de la Cornere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Cornere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John atte Cornere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert atte Cornere, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Rand Corner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(3) Official, 'the coroner,' corrupted to 'corner.'

Geoffrey Coronator, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Corouner, Suffolk, ibid.

John le Coroner, 1303. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Crowner, Close Rolls, 25 Henry VI.

(3) Occup. 'the corner,' i.e. a player on the horn, the Frenchcome. Cornet, the diminutive, is still a familiar instrument.

Johanna la Cornore, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Corner, Derbyshire, ibid.

William le Corner, London, ibid.

'Wiard le Corner, John le Harper, Roger le Trumper, and Thomas le Vielour were the King's Minstrels': Wardrobe Account, 3 Edward III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

John Coronare 1512, Lion Crovnar 1519, James Crownar 1512. Macbain (v, p. 62) says compare old designations 'de la Comer;' it may sometimes come from coroner, as John le Comer. Harrison says: (1) dweller at an angle or comer of land. (2) homblower, trumpeter, from French corneur. (3) from coroner, crown officer, e.g. John le Coroner. In HR. it is 'de la Cornere,' also Latinized in angulo.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at an Angle of Land [Middle English cornere, Old French corniere; ult. from Latin cornu, horn, projection] Robert atte Cornere.—Parl. Writs.

2 Horn-Blower, Trumpeter [French corneur; from Latin cornu, horn] John le Corner.—Hundred Rolls 3 for Coroner; Crown-Officer [Anglo-French coroner; from Old French corone, Latin corona, a crown] John le Coroner.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a nook of angle of land; a coroner or crown officer charged with the care of the private property of the king.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From residence at the corner of a street or highway. In the H.R., De la Cornere. It was latinized by in Angulo. In the second vol. of the Rolls it occurs as in Agglo five times (all with different Christian names,) as in Anglo 17, and as in Angulo 19 times. A less likely derivation is from Le Coruner and Coronator, a coroner. De Comer and Le Corner are also found in the H.R. See Nangle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Cornerd or Cornart. Hugh and Sampson Cornard or Cornart were of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Robert, Alexander, and John de Cornherd or Comer of England, 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Corner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corner (Arabic: كورنر) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Cornér, Cörner or Córner. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,458th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 716,855 people. The surname Corner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Corner live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Corner is also the 413,955th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 430 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 3,279 people, or 1 in 16,992. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside, Durham, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 82 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Corner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Corner has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Corner surname grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Corner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corner last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning R 228,444 per year; in United States they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $41,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $54,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornér9426/
Cörner944/
Córner941/
Cornier923,328/
Cornner92184/
Corneer9211/
Chorner926/
Courner925/
Cornert925/
Cornere923/
Corneir922/
Corneur922/
Cornetr921/
Cornher921/
Corrner921/
Coorner921/
Coerner921/
Corgner921/
Cornear920/
Coirner920/
Cornerr920/
Corne913,633/
Cournier86114/
Corznier863/
Corneyre862/
Courneyr861/
Corrnier860/
Cornet8319,690/
Cornea8312,740/
Corney834,444/
Cornes834,205/
Korner833,378/
Carner832,694/
Cornez831,584/
Corneh83820/
Cornei83545/
Cornee83386/
Corgne83225/
Cornie83136/
Zorner83130/
Courne8368/
Cornée8340/
Curner8326/
Jorner8325/
Sorner8319/
Corneu8313/
Cornej837/
Corned836/
Cornje832/
Cornir831/
Corneş831/
Corneș831/
Cornne830/
Tschorner802/
Cornheart800/
Cornett7721,426/
Koerner7710,558/
Corinne771,196/
Curnier77718/
Carnier77571/
Cournet77467/
Corgnet77325/
Corness77298/
Corniea77148/
Courney77141/
Kornher77112/
Cournee7759/
Charner7758/
Churner7745/
Cornetz7741/
Cournez7737/
Cornair7736/
Carneir7714/
Carnert7713/
Jornert7711/
Cornneh7711/
Sohrner7710/
Korhner779/
Cornesh778/
Czarner776/
Journer775/
Corynne775/
Cargner775/
Zornier774/
Corneas772/
Cornire772/
Coornes772/
Cornnet772/
Curzner772/
Carnear771/
Carnerr771/
Carnner771/
Cgarner771/
Corenne771/
Cornedt771/
Cournes771/
Cutrner771/
Coyrney771/
Sourner771/
Sornier771/
Korzner771/
Jorgner771/
Courgne771/
Cournée771/
Curneir771/
Cornije771/
Cornejs771/
Tjorner771/
Carnger770/
Coorney770/
Koirner770/
Corneid770/
Curnner770/
Cornest770/
Cornney770/
Corneit770/
Corrney770/
Cothrne770/
Tschoerner75197/
Carne735,246/
Corna734,558/
Corni73894/
Korne73800/
Corny73257/
Corné7355/
Qorne732/
Cornè731/
Cornaire71559/
Kornherr71548/
Coroenne7187/
Corrinne7145/
Cornayre7127/
Sournier7115/
Corneetz7114/
Coutrney7112/
Cornetts716/
Korgneer714/
Corneová713/
Corrnett713/
Koerrner712/
Carneire712/
Corneich711/
Cournney711/
Cournoyr711/
Zornnetr711/
Cornaysr710/
Koehrner710/
Courrney710/
Corneett710/
Cornnett710/
Coorness710/
Joyrener710/
Courness710/
Carney6759,948/
Körner6736,970/
Carnes6720,891/
Kerner6714,182/
Karner6712,552/
Carnet672,523/
Carnie671,785/
Korney671,104/
Kärner67656/
Tscharner67592/
Sarner67573/
Carnez67292/
Cornay67278/
Kornea67196/
Kornei67133/
Korneć67119/
Jarner67107/
Korneh67105/
Kurner67104/
Corroenne67100/
Khorne6786/
Cornis6783/
Cornio6750/
Kornee6749/
Carnir6740/
Carneh6731/
Zurner6729/
Corniş6729/
Kornerová6727/
Carrne6720/
Cornoy6716/
Kornej6716/
Kárner6716/
Cornuy6711/
Cornai6711/
Zarner6710/
Corniz6710/
Cornij679/
Carnei679/
Carnea678/
Cornoa677/
Kornie676/
Cornejova676/
Cornii676/
Sornir676/
Courné675/
Kornerova675/
Cornés674/
Tshoerner673/
Kornne673/
Cournaire673/
Carneu672/
Corniy672/
Courna672/
Córnea672/
Cornui672/
Korgne672/
Kornez671/
Carnge671/
Carnre671/
Corhna671/
Cornna671/
Cournouyr671/
Currinner671/
Cornit671/
Koirne671/
Kuorne671/
Korneu671/
Korneś671/
Qarner671/
Coorny671/
Corniș671/
Cornéy671/
Cohrni671/
Zornir671/
Courny670/
Carnee670/
Carned670/
Carnaheir670/
Carnne670/
Cornni670/
Cornny670/
Curnir670/
Corrienne670/

Corner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Corner in the Arabic language
كورنرkwrnr-
رآنran-

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