Corney Surname

105,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Corney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6831:33,1064,391
United States8311:436,17237,541
Australia6791:39,7585,146
Canada3361:109,65911,761
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
Spain891:525,30425,940
Wales741:41,8184,057
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Israel331:259,32223,464
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
France91:7,380,302306,885
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9761:24,9753,460
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cumberland. Also a nickname of Cornelius.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The French pronunciation of Cornet. Richard, Reinold, Lucas, Ralph, Matthew Cornet of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

Corney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corney is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Cornéy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,352nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,639,862 people. The last name Corney occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Corney reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 357,521st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 554 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,683 people, or 1 in 33,106. In England Corney is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Corney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Corney last name expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Corney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Corney surname is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corney last name are 18.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.14% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornéy941/
Chorney922,704/
Courney92141/
Corneyo921/
Coyrney921/
Corneyi921/
Coorney920/
Scorney920/
Cornney920/
Corrney920/
Corne913,633/
Corny91257/
Courneya86905/
Tchorney8671/
Tczorney8621/
Coutrney8612/
Chourney865/
Cournney861/
Courrney860/
Carney8359,948/
Cornet8319,690/
Cornea8312,740/
Corner8310,166/
Cornes834,205/
Cornez831,584/
Korney831,104/
Czorny83923/
Chorny83853/
Corneh83820/
Cornei83545/
Curney83426/
Cornee83386/
Cornay83278/
Corgne83225/
Chorne83163/
Cornue83141/
Cornie83136/
Courne8368/
Jorney8342/
Cornée8340/
Csorny8338/
Sorney8326/
Czorne8321/
Cornoy8316/
Zorney8314/
Corneu8313/
Cornuy8311/
Cornej837/
Corned836/
Scorne833/
Corniy832/
Cornje832/
Tcorne831/
Coorny831/
Corneş831/
Corneș831/
Courny830/
Cornne830/
Cornny830/
Cornoe830/
Czornehyy801/
Cornejo77189,676/
Cornett7721,426/
Ciornei775,038/
Chornyi774,351/
Charney773,727/
Chornei772,279/
Journey771,470/
Corinne771,196/
Ciornea77924/
Corneja77838/
Churney77495/
Chornyy77481/
Cournet77467/
Corgnet77325/
Corness77298/
Chorniy77196/
Cornner77184/
Corniea77148/
Czornei77137/
Corneux77122/
Czarney77101/
Cournee7759/
Cornetz7741/
Cournez7737/
Chornay7723/
Csornay7721/
Chornie7716/
Tchorny7715/
Cournay7714/
Cornneh7711/
Corneer7711/
Cornuyt779/
Cornesh778/
Corneje778/
Scarney777/
Chornoy775/
Courner775/
Chornge775/
Corynne775/
Soorney774/
Kourney774/
Corneia773/
Corneus773/
Chornuy772/
Corneas772/
Coornes772/
Carnney772/
Corneio772/
Cornnet772/
Tchorne772/
Corneji772/
Chornye772/
Carrney771/
Carneey771/
Korneys771/
Korneya771/
Carneyi771/
Carneyz771/
Carngey771/
Caarney771/
Corenne771/
Cornedt771/
Corneuo771/
Cornher771/
Corrner771/
Cournes771/
Cournoy771/
Coorner771/
Ckerney771/
Czornyt771/
Czornyz771/
Korniey771/
Czornej771/
Czorniy771/
Czornys771/
Ciornay771/
Carneys771/
Courgne771/
Cournée771/
Cornije771/
Cornejs771/
Corgner771/
Sourney771/
Tczorny771/
Corneid770/
Giorney770/
Coirner770/
Cornest770/
Corneit770/
Cornuie770/
Cornoya770/
Cornerr770/
Cothrne770/
Carne735,246/
Corna734,558/
Sorne731,076/
Corni73894/
Korne73800/
Korny73711/
Zorne73657/
Carny73102/
Curne7358/
Curny7357/
Corné7355/
Jorne7332/
Zorny737/
Čorny737/
Qorny734/
Qorne732/
Cornè731/
Chornaya71522/
Czorniej71224/
Cornejos71192/
Coroenne7187/
Cournaya7161/
Corrinne7145/
Ciorneiu7143/
Dziorney7137/
Tchornei7118/
Tschorne7115/
Chorneha7115/
Corneetz7114/
Tczornei7114/
Cornagie7113/
Korneych7111/
Tschorny7110/
Cornegge718/
Cornetts716/
Corneius714/
Tchorniy714/
Corneová713/
Corrnett713/
Cornegie713/
Corrnejo712/
Journeys712/
Journeya711/
Corneich711/
Cornoejo711/
Churneyu711/
Tchornyi711/
Czornyja711/
Czornysz711/
Ciornejo711/
Corneejo711/
Cornejio711/
Cornejot711/
Cornejoz711/
Cornehio711/
Corneett710/
Cornnett710/
Caurneye710/
Coorness710/
Carrnney710/
Courness710/
Carnes6720,891/
Czarny674,841/
Carner672,694/
Carnet672,523/
Zornes672,042/
Jornet671,991/
Kerney671,966/
Karney671,788/
Carnie671,785/
Chorna67815/
Cornaz67659/
Carnoy67657/
Journe67617/
Sornay67605/
Charny67582/
Cornou67544/
Cornah67501/
Sarney67495/
Kornyi67452/
Jornea67330/
Carnez67292/
Carnay67265/
Ciorna67251/
Curnes67245/
Corgna67217/
Kornea67196/
Charne67189/
Kurney67169/
Curnoe67140/
Kornei67133/
Zorner67130/
Korneć67119/
Čornej67116/
Zhorne67108/
Korneh67105/
Corroenne67100/
Khorne6786/
Cornis6783/
Csorna6775/
Kornys6772/
Czorna6762/
Cornio6750/
Cornat6749/
Kornee6749/
Zurney6747/
Chorni6741/
Zarney6741/
Cornas6737/
Carneh6731/
Jarney6729/
Corniş6729/
Cornau6728/
Curner6726/
Cornér6726/
Jorner6725/
Csorni6722/
Sornea6722/
Carrne6720/
Scorna6720/
Korniy6719/
Csurny6716/
Kornej6716/
Churne6715/
Sourne6715/
Sourny6715/
Kornay6714/
Jornes6714/
Kornye6711/
Cornai6711/
Corniz6710/
Cornij679/
Carnei679/
Koerne679/
Jornay679/
Carnea678/
Cornoa677/
Cornad677/
Zourne677/
Chorné677/
Kornyy676/
Kornie676/
Scarne676/
Cornejova676/
Cornii676/
Csarny675/
Courné675/
Jhorne674/
Cörner674/
Körney674/
Cornés674/
Gkorny674/
Curnie673/
Kornne673/
Giorne673/
Zgorny673/
Churny672/
Kourny672/
Carneu672/
Curnee672/
Carniy672/
Curnet672/
Czarne672/
Courna672/
Kornue672/
Kornoe672/
Sornee672/
Córnea672/
Sohrne672/
Qarney672/
Zhorny672/
Tschorner672/
Cornui672/
Jornée672/
Korgne672/
Jornez672/
Czorni672/
Kornyt672/
Ciorni672/
Qorniy671/
Kornez671/
Carnae671/
Carnge671/
Carnoe671/
Carnye671/
Jorned671/
Corhna671/
Cornna671/
Curnea671/
Curneh671/
Czornj671/
Zorned671/
Sgorny671/
Cornit671/
Hjorne671/
Jorgne671/
Jornee671/
Koirne671/
Kuorne671/
Korneu671/
Korneś671/
Čornay671/
Zornet671/
Tsorne671/
Córner671/
Caerny671/
Corniș671/
Cornás671/
Cohrni671/
Tchornaya671/
Kornyo671/
Carnny670/
Carnee670/
Carned670/
Carrny670/
Carnne670/
Cornni670/
Corrienne670/

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