Cornfoot Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cornfoot Surname Definition:

Alexander Cornefutt had a feu charter of a sixteenth part of the lands of Balcrystie c. 1570 (RD., p. 472), and Andrew Corfuit had a charter of confirmation of Balchristie linkis in 1601 (ibid., p. 501). David Corfitt was enrolled burgess of Dundee in 1602 (Wedd.

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Cornfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
Canada781:472,37940,609
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia281:964,13257,058
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland711:52,7213,555
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cornfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alexander Cornefutt had a feu charter of a sixteenth part of the lands of Balcrystie c. 1570 (RD., p. 472), and Andrew Corfuit had a charter of confirmation of Balchristie linkis in 1601 (ibid., p. 501). David Corfitt was enrolled burgess of Dundee in 1602 (Wedd., p. 171), and Alexander Cornfut, portioner of Balcristie, was retoured heir of Andro Cornfut, portioner of Balcristic, 'his gudger,' 'in the sixtein pairt of the toune and landis of Balcristie,' 1653 (Retours, Fife, 815). Janet Cornfoot or Corphat was a victim of the witchcraft superstition, being murdered in a horrible manner by the populace of Pittenweem in 1705. Probably a corruption of Cornforth, the name of a place in county Durham.

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

(English) belonging to Cornforth, or Dweller at the Corn or Cornel - Tree Ford or Passage [Old English corn(-treów) + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English), Foot of the cornfield. (variant: Haselfoot.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Cornfoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornfoot is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornfoot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Cornfoot live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cornfoot is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England Cornfoot is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent reside, Merseyside, where 12 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Cornfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornfoot has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cornfoot last name rose 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornfoot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cornfoot are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Cornfoot earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.73% more than the national average, earning $58,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornfoop881/
Cornfood881/
Cornfoth880/
Cornfute750/
Cornfast750/
Cornfath750/
Kornphot635/
Kornpho531/
Kornphod504/
Kornphat501/
Sornphat501/
Kornphop501/

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