Corning Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Corning Surname Definition:

Local. Welsh, cornyn, a small horn, or the place of winding or turning.

Corning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0191:179,52417,952
Canada1481:248,95723,668
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

Corning (56) may also be a first name.

Corning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Welsh, cornyn, a small horn, or the place of winding or turning.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Corning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corning is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,445th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,288,604 people. Corning occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Corning reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,019 people, or 1 in 179,524. In The United States Corning is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside, Washington, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Corning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corning has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corning surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Corning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $47,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornings931/
Chorning930/
Cornning930/
Cornin92185/
Korning86153/
Sorning8678/
Carning8640/
Curning8620/
Jorning8617/
Cornina865/
Zorning862/
Cornien861/
Cornisn861/
Cornion860/
Cornnin860/
Quorning80148/
Churning8054/
Charning805/
Koerning800/
Kourning800/
Curnning800/
Sornning800/
Cuornion800/
Carnings800/
Kornning800/
Cornen77487/
Cornyn77317/
Carnin77166/
Kornin7775/
Cornén775/
Koernning751/
Carnnings750/
Cargnin711,766/
Karning71251/
Sarning71166/
Kerning7166/
Körning7140/
Kornina7131/
Jarning7125/
Cournyn7110/
Kurning712/
Zarning711/
Korneng711/
Khornin711/
Carnnin711/
Carnina711/
Carnien710/
Corneen710/
Cornynn710/
Carnion710/
Cournen710/
Courneen6784/
Köhrning675/
Körnings674/
Carninke672/
Cornentt672/
Kornyong671/
Journeng671/
Tjarning671/
Korninke671/
Korninck671/
Khornina671/
Kernning670/

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