Cornhill Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cornhill Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cornhill, or Dweller at the Corn or Cornel-Tree Hill [Old English corn(-treów) + hyll] The metropolitan Cornhill, of course, refers to a corn-market.

Cornhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:167,82515,507
Australia1911:141,33915,185
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Zambia281:566,06923,715
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cornhill (70) may also be a first name.

Cornhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cornhill, or Dweller at the Corn or Cornel-Tree Hill [Old English corn(-treów) + hyll] The metropolitan Cornhill, of course, refers to a corn-market.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A baronial family, of whom William Corniole held a barony in Kent, 1086 (Domesd.); Reginald de Cornhull in 1165 (Liber Niger); and Gervase de C. a tief from the Earl of Essex (Ib.). The latter was Viscount of Kent, 1168-73, and the family frequently held that office afterwards (Hasted, Kent). Robert Cornel occurs in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

Cornhill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornhill is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 482,629th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Cornhill are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Cornhill is also the 1,162,016th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 70 people.

The surname Cornhill is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 167,825. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 20 percent reside and Kent, where 11 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Cornhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornhill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cornhill last name increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornhill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cornhill surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Cornhill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.74% less than the national average, earning R 131,328 per year; in United States they earn 64.4% more than the national average, earning $70,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.36% more than the national average, earning $79,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornille883,213/
Corniell88865/
Corneill8840/
Kornhill8812/
Carnhill881/
Corneille824,026/
Cornielle822,481/
Cornaille82469/
Cournille8229/
Cornielld821/
Cornicell821/
Cornniell820/
Corniel806,128/
Corneil801,236/
Cornile808/
Cornhel801/
Cornail801/
Courneille781/
Coornielle781/
Cournaille780/
Courneil75165/
Cornitel75154/
Corniele7569/
Cornelle7546/
Corgnell7543/
Carniell7525/
Karnhill7524/
Corneail7512/
Korneill751/
Corneile751/
Curneill750/
Carnille750/
Corneall750/
Carnaille7183/
Cornilova7165/
Carnielle7161/
Chornohyl7147/
Kornheisl7123/
Carnicell7111/
Cournelle714/
Carniel677,674/
Corneal67461/
Cornele6766/
Carnail6745/
Korniel6723/
Curneil6720/
Carneil679/
Carnile675/
Carniél671/
Kornail671/
Sorneil671/
Cornejl671/

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Cornhill Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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