Cornet Surname

27,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cornet Surname Definition:

A Sir Milo Cometh otherwise Milone Comet appears in record about the close of the twelfth century and during the first quarter of the thirteenth he is designated prior of St. Germains in East Lothian. As Dominus Milo Corneht he was witness to the inarches of Stobo about 1180 (REG.

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Cornet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France10,1611:6,537545
Belgium4,9721:2,312190
Netherlands9371:18,0232,803
United States7121:509,07242,697
Spain5421:86,2587,314
Haiti3781:28,2642,091
Argentina3661:116,7859,863
Paraguay3501:20,676833
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Mauritius1741:7,4331,549
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
England711:784,76142,668
Romania601:334,63129,229
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Moldova421:84,79410,674
Scotland401:133,8458,251
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Suriname321:17,2694,028
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Wales91:343,83718,086
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

Cornet (905) may also be a first name.

Cornet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Sir Milo Cometh otherwise Milone Comet appears in record about the close of the twelfth century and during the first quarter of the thirteenth he is designated prior of St. Germains in East Lothian. As Dominus Milo Corneht he was witness to the inarches of Stobo about 1180 (REG., p. 89). As Milone Comet he witnessed a grant of the old castle of Forfar by Robert de Quincy to Reginald de Arngentine c. 1200 (RPSA., p. 354), and as Milone Comet he witnessed a grant by Peter de Grame to the Hospital of Soltre between 1190—1238 (Soltre, p. 11). In 1220 he appears again as a witness (LSC., 62). About 1230 he is again a witness in a charter by Ade fil. Edulphi to the Abbey of Neubotle (Neubotle, 25). As Milone Cometh he witnessed a charter granted by Sayerus de Quincy, earl of Winchester, for the souls of King William, R. de Quincy, my father, and R. my son. To this charter the earl appends "the seal of Roger, my son, the only one with me.".

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

(French-Latin), a common French sur­name = 1 a nickname from the Horn or Trumpet [diminutive of corne, a horn; Latin cornu] 2 Dweller at a Cornel-Tree Wood [Latin cornet-um—corn-as, cornel-tree + the local suff. -et-um] 3 a double diminutive of Cornelius, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cornet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornet is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cornet.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,296th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 370,114 people. The last name Cornet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Cornet live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 269,733rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 905 people.

Cornet is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 10,161 people, or 1 in 6,537. In France Cornet is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found. Beside France this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Cornet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cornet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cornet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cornet surname are 6.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cornet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.36% less than the national average, earning R 120,336 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornett9221,426/
Chornet92554/
Cournet92467/
Corgnet92325/
Scornet92173/
Corneth9297/
Cornetz9241/
Corniet9222/
Cornete9211/
Cornnet922/
Cornedt921/
Cornest920/
Corneit920/
Corne913,633/
Cornette865,161/
Corneetz8614/
Cornetts866/
Corrnett863/
Corneett860/
Cornnett860/
Cornea8312,740/
Corner8310,166/
Corney834,444/
Cornes834,205/
Kornet832,623/
Carnet832,523/
Jornet831,991/
Cornez831,584/
Corneh83820/
Cornei83545/
Cornee83386/
Sornet83292/
Corgne83225/
Cornie83136/
Courne8368/
Cornée8340/
Corneu8313/
Cornej837/
Corned836/
Cornje832/
Curnet832/
Cornit831/
Zornet831/
Corneş831/
Corneș831/
Cornne830/
Journet774,646/
Corinne771,196/
Carnett77831/
Charnet77750/
Corness77298/
Curnett77195/
Cornner77184/
Kornett77181/
Corniea77148/
Courney77141/
Cornist77111/
Carnete7773/
Corniot7767/
Cournee7759/
Kornets7743/
Cournez7737/
Cornuit7735/
Kornete7731/
Sournet7731/
Kornetz7723/
Korneth7714/
Cornegy7713/
Churnet7712/
Cornneh7711/
Corneer7711/
Korniet7710/
Jornett779/
Cornuyt779/
Cornesh778/
Courner775/
Corynne775/
Carnets774/
Currnet772/
Corneas772/
Cornitt772/
Coornes772/
Carnest771/
Corenne771/
Cornher771/
Cornite771/
Corrner771/
Cournes771/
Coorner771/
Coyrney771/
Czornyt771/
Zornett771/
Carniet771/
Courgne771/
Cournée771/
Cornije771/
Cornait771/
Cornejs771/
Corgner771/
Jornets771/
Sornnet771/
Coorney770/
Corneid770/
Coirner770/
Cornith770/
Cornney770/
Corrney770/
Cornerr770/
Cothrne770/
Carne735,246/
Corna734,558/
Corni73894/
Korne73800/
Corny73257/
Corné7355/
Qorne732/
Cornè731/
Carnette71118/
Coroenne7187/
Corrinne7145/
Cornitte7134/
Curnette7130/
Kotrnetz7129/
Cornuijt7127/
Korneets7126/
Khornets7126/
Journett7125/
Zornette7119/
Coutrney7112/
Quornete714/
Corneová713/
Carneate711/
Corneich711/
Cournney711/
Carneste711/
Sornheet711/
Charnett710/
Corrnith710/
Courrney710/
Corniott710/
Coorness710/
Charneth710/
Casrnest710/
Courness710/
Carney6759,948/
Carnes6720,891/
Carner672,694/
Carnie671,785/
Korney671,104/
Jarnet67474/
Kornetova67447/
Carnez67292/
Cornay67278/
Karnet67253/
Kornea67196/
Kornei67133/
Korneć67119/
Sarnet67113/
Korneh67105/
Corroenne67100/
Khorne6786/
Cornis6783/
Kernet6753/
Cornio6750/
Kornee6749/
Carneh6731/
Kornetová6730/
Corniş6729/
Sornit6728/
Kornit6726/
Cornér6726/
Journette6720/
Carrne6720/
Cornoy6716/
Kornej6716/
Kurnet6711/
Cornuy6711/
Cornai6711/
Corniz6710/
Cornij679/
Carnei679/
Carnea678/
Cornoa677/
Kornie676/
Cornejova676/
Cornii676/
Cornitova675/
Courné675/
Zarnet674/
Cornés674/
Kornne673/
Charnette672/
Carneu672/
Corniy672/
Courna672/
Córnea672/
Cornui672/
Korgne672/
Kornyt672/
Kornez671/
Carnge671/
Jorned671/
Corhna671/
Cornna671/
Zorned671/
Koirne671/
Kuorne671/
Körnet671/
Korned671/
Korneu671/
Korneś671/
Córner671/
Coorny671/
Corniș671/
Cornéy671/
Cohrni671/
Charennet671/
Courny670/
Carnee670/
Carned670/
Carnne670/
Cornni670/
Cornny670/
Corrienne670/

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