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Cornewall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. from Cornwall; compare Kent, Lancashire, Derbyshire, &c. v. Cornish.

Hugo de Cornub' Devon, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cornub , Berkshire, ibid.

Hugh Cornwell, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Cornewall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Cornewall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. from Cornwall; compare Kent, Lancashire, Derbyshire, &c. v. Cornish.

Hugo de Cornub' Devon, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cornub , Berkshire, ibid.

Hugh Cornwell, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Geoffrey de Cornwayle. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Wauter de Cornwaille, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Robert Cornwal, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1565. Edward Heme and Joanna Cornewell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1571. John Cornewall and Katherine Leake. ibid.

1587. Married — Richard Davis and Mari Cornwell: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

= Cornwall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Richard, second son of King John, titular King of the Romans and Earl of Cornwall, had according to Sandford's Geneal. Hist, two natural sons, Richard de Cornewall, and Walter de C. From the former sprang the barons of Burford, now represented by Geo. Cornewall Legh, of High Legh, co. Chester, Esq., the Cornewalls of Delbury, co. Salop, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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