Cornner Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cornner Surname Definition:

There are three distinct origins of this surname: (1) a local, (3) an official, (3) an occupative origin.

(1) Local, 'of the corner,' compare Hearne and Wray.

John de la Cornere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Cornere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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Cornner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
England381:1,466,26563,675
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Cornner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There are three distinct origins of this surname: (1) a local, (3) an official, (3) an occupative origin.

(1) Local, 'of the corner,' compare Hearne and Wray.

John de la Cornere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Cornere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John atte Cornere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert atte Cornere, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Rand Corner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(3) Official, 'the coroner,' corrupted to 'corner.'

Geoffrey Coronator, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Corouner, Suffolk, ibid.

John le Coroner, 1303. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Crowner, Close Rolls, 25 Henry VI.

(3) Occup. 'the corner,' i.e. a player on the horn, the Frenchcome. Cornet, the diminutive, is still a familiar instrument.

Johanna la Cornore, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Corner, Derbyshire, ibid.

William le Corner, London, ibid.

'Wiard le Corner, John le Harper, Roger le Trumper, and Thomas le Vielour were the King's Minstrels': Wardrobe Account, 3 Edward III.

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

John Coronare 1512, Lion Crovnar 1519, James Crownar 1512. Macbain (v, p. 62) says compare old designations 'de la Comer;' it may sometimes come from coroner, as John le Comer. Harrison says: (1) dweller at an angle or comer of land. (2) homblower, trumpeter, from French corneur. (3) from coroner, crown officer, e.g. John le Coroner. In HR. it is 'de la Cornere,' also Latinized in angulo.

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

From residence at the corner of a street or highway. In the H.R., De la Cornere. It was latinized by in Angulo. In the second vol. of the Rolls it occurs as in Agglo five times (all with different Christian names,) as in Anglo 17, and as in Angulo 19 times. A less likely derivation is from Le Coruner and Coronator, a coroner. De Comer and Le Corner are also found in the H.R. See Nangle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cornner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornner is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Cornner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Cornner live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is primarily found in: Indiana, where 24 percent reside, Louisiana, where 21 percent reside and Texas, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Cornner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cornner surname increased 563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cornner last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the party.

Cornner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $39,296 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corner9210,166/
Cornne920/
Cornier863,328/
Corinne861,196/
Cornneh8611/
Corneer8611/
Chorner866/
Courner865/
Corynne865/
Cornert865/
Cornere863/
Corneir862/
Cornnet862/
Corneur862/
Carnner861/
Corenne861/
Cornetr861/
Cornher861/
Corrner861/
Coorner861/
Coerner861/
Corgner861/
Cornear860/
Curnner860/
Coirner860/
Cornney860/
Cornerr860/
Corne833,633/
Cournier80114/
Coroenne8087/
Corrinne8045/
Corznier803/
Corneyre802/
Courneyr801/
Cournney801/
Zornnetr801/
Cornnett800/
Corrnier800/
Cornet7719,690/
Cornea7712,740/
Corney774,444/
Cornes774,205/
Korner773,378/
Carner772,694/
Cornez771,584/
Corneh77820/
Cornei77545/
Cornee77386/
Corgne77225/
Cornie77136/
Zorner77130/
Courne7768/
Cornée7740/
Curner7726/
Cornér7726/
Jorner7725/
Sorner7719/
Corneu7713/
Cornej777/
Corned776/
Cörner774/
Kornne773/
Cornje772/
Cornir771/
Cornna771/
Córner771/
Corneş771/
Corneș771/
Carnne770/
Cornni770/
Cornny770/
Corroenne75100/
Tschorner752/
Currinner751/
Corrienne750/
Cornheart750/
Cornett7121,426/
Koerner7110,558/
Curnier71718/
Carnier71571/
Cournet71467/
Corgnet71325/
Corness71298/
Tschoerner71197/
Corniea71148/
Courney71141/
Kornher71112/
Cournee7159/
Charner7158/
Churner7145/
Cornetz7141/
Cournez7137/
Cornair7136/
Carenne7129/
Corinni7127/
Corinna7125/
Carneir7114/
Carnert7113/
Jornert7111/
Sohrner7110/
Korhner719/
Carinne719/
Cornesh718/
Kornneh717/
Czarner716/
Journer715/
Korinne715/
Carnneh715/
Cargner715/
Kernner714/
Zornier714/
Corenna712/
Corneas712/
Cornire712/
Coornes712/
Carnney712/
Curzner712/
Korynne711/
Carnear711/
Carnerr711/
Carnnie711/
Cgarner711/
Cornedt711/
Cournes711/
Cutrner711/
Coyrney711/
Sourner711/
Sornier711/
Kornnie711/
Korzner711/
Jorgner711/
Courgne711/
Cournée711/
Curneir711/
Corroennne711/
Cornije711/
Cornejs711/
Tjorner711/
Carnger710/
Coorney710/
Koirner710/
Corneid710/
Cornest710/
Jarnner710/
Corneit710/
Corrney710/
Cornnehedd710/
Carnnes710/
Cothrne710/
Carne675,246/
Corna674,558/
Corni67894/
Korne67800/
Cornaire67559/
Kornherr67548/
Corny67257/
Corné6755/
Cornayre6727/
Sournier6715/
Corneetz6714/
Coutrney6712/
Cornetts676/
Corrinna675/
Korgneer674/
Corneová673/
Corrnett673/
Corennoi672/
Koerrner672/
Qorne672/
Carneire672/
Catrinne672/
Corennii671/
Corneich671/
Corrinni671/
Courenni671/
Cournoyr671/
Carinnne671/
Cornè671/
Carrynne671/
Carienne671/
Corienna670/
Cornaysr670/
Koehrner670/
Courrney670/
Corneett670/
Coorness670/
Joyrener670/
Carrnney670/
Courness670/

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