Corney Surname
Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname
Corney Surname Definition:
(1) Bapt 'the son of Cornelius,' which see, popularly Corney. (2) Local, 'of Corney,' a parish near Bootle, Cumberland The suffix seems to be -hey or -hay, which see.
Robert de Cornay, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Roger de Cornay, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCorney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,683 | 1:33,106 | 4,391 |
| United States | 831 | 1:436,172 | 37,541 |
| Australia | 679 | 1:39,758 | 5,146 |
| Canada | 336 | 1:109,659 | 11,761 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| New Zealand | 202 | 1:22,417 | 3,922 |
| Spain | 89 | 1:525,304 | 25,940 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 55 | 1:80,543 | 5,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 976 | 1:24,975 | 3,460 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 436 | 1:115,180 | 11,357 |
The alternate forms: Cornéy (1) are calculated separately.
Corney (554) may also be a first name.
Corney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Bapt 'the son of Cornelius,' which see, popularly Corney. (2) Local, 'of Corney,' a parish near Bootle, Cumberland The suffix seems to be -hey or -hay, which see.
Robert de Cornay, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Roger de Cornay, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
1546. William Holland and Florence Cornye: Marriage Lic. (Loudon).
1745. Married — John Corney and Elizabeth Geary: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-Latin) a diminutive of Cornelius, q.v. (English) belonging to Corney, or Dweller at the Corn or Cornel-Tree Hey [Old English corn, corn, also cornel-tree + haga (Middle English hay, hey), enclosure]
A parish in Cumberland. Also a nickname of Cornelius.
The French pronunciation of Cornet. Richard, Reinold, Lucas, Ralph, Matthew Cornet of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).
Corney Demographics
Average Male Corney Height
177.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Corney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Corney occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Cornéy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Corney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Corney is the 105,352nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,639,862 people. The last name Corney is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Corney live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 357,521st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 554 people.
It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,683 people, or 1 in 33,106. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Other than England Corney occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Corney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Corney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Corney surname grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Corney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Corney last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Corney last name are 18.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.14% registered with the party.
The amount Corney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.12% more than the national average, earning R 401,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,900 CAD per year.
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Corney Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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