Corness Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Corness Surname Definition:

1 a diminutive of Cornelius, q.v.

2 for Corneys, q.v.

Corness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Wales151:206,30213,003
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Corness (16) may also be a first name.

Corness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a diminutive of Cornelius, q.v.

2 for Corneys, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corness Last Name Facts

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

Corness is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897,852nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Corness live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 16 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 53 percent reside, Cheshire, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Corness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corness has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Corness surname grew 4,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Corness are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Corness earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 109.86% more than the national average, earning $90,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornesse93266/
Chorness932/
Coorness930/
Courness930/
Cornes924,205/
Cornies86232/
Curness86172/
Carness8690/
Chornes8629/
Korness8614/
Cornesh868/
Corneus863/
Corneas862/
Coornes862/
Cournes861/
Cornejs861/
Corniss860/
Sorness860/
Cornese860/
Cornest860/
Corne833,633/
Charness80197/
Churness8087/
Carnesse8017/
Cornetts806/
Cornisse803/
Sourness801/
Jornesse801/
Carnes7720,891/
Cornet7719,690/
Cornea7712,740/
Corner7710,166/
Corney774,444/
Zornes772,042/
Cornez771,584/
Corneh77820/
Cornei77545/
Cornee77386/
Kornes77296/
Curnes77245/
Corgne77225/
Sornes77189/
Cornie77136/
Cornis7783/
Courne7768/
Cornée7740/
Jornes7714/
Corneu7713/
Cornex779/
Cornej777/
Corned776/
Cornés774/
Cornje772/
Corneş771/
Corneș771/
Cornne770/
Cornesová751/
Charnness750/
Carenness750/
Cornish7127,228/
Cornett7121,426/
Corinne711,196/
Cournet71467/
Corgnet71325/
Charnes71276/
Carnese71258/
Cornner71184/
Cornice71154/
Corniea71148/
Courney71141/
Kerness71121/
Cornist71111/
Journes71107/
Cournee7159/
Jarness7146/
Kornets7143/
Cornetz7141/
Cournez7137/
Cornijs7131/
Korniss7125/
Giornes7116/
Czarnes7113/
Cornneh7111/
Corneer7111/
Cornais719/
Cornihs717/
Courner715/
Corynne715/
Jornnes715/
Carneus715/
Currnes714/
Carnets714/
Cornois714/
Korneus713/
Karness713/
Cornece713/
Carrnes712/
Cornnet712/
Kornejs712/
Korneys711/
Koernes711/
Kornese711/
Carneas711/
Carnest711/
Carnies711/
Corenne711/
Cornedt711/
Cornher711/
Cornise711/
Corrner711/
Curnese711/
Coorner711/
Coyrney711/
Scarnes711/
Kornesz711/
Kornies711/
Tsornes711/
Czornys711/
Carnesì711/
Carneys711/
Courgne711/
Cournée711/
Cornije711/
Corgner711/
Jornets711/
Tjornes711/
Coorney710/
Chornis710/
Corneid710/
Churnes710/
Coirner710/
Carneis710/
Carnesh710/
Cornney710/
Corneit710/
Corrney710/
Corrnis710/
Caernes710/
Carnnes710/
Cornerr710/
Carnees710/
Cothrne710/
Carne675,246/
Corna674,558/
Corni67894/
Korne67800/
Corny67257/
Chornysh67225/
Corniche67112/
Coroenne6787/
Corné6755/
Sournies6747/
Corrinne6745/
Korneets6726/
Khornets6726/
Corneetz6714/
Coutrney6712/
Korneusz6712/
Chornish6711/
Ciarnese674/
Corneová673/
Corrnett673/
Querness673/
Kargness672/
Qorne672/
Cornisch672/
Journeys672/
Corneich671/
Cournney671/
Kerneiss671/
Czornysz671/
Cornè671/
Djorgnes671/
Charnese670/
Courrney670/
Corneett670/
Cornnett670/
Casrnest670/
Corrnish670/
Sourniss670/

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