Cornthwaite Surname

305,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cornthwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cornthwaite,' one of the many North-English local surnames with suffix -thwaite (v. Thwaites). It is found in the North Lonsdale and Furness district of Lancashire.

Richard Cornethwet, of Silverdale, 1610: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Cornthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6691:83,2869,190
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Australia921:293,43225,879
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Wales311:99,8247,946
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:47,4235,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Cornthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cornthwaite,' one of the many North-English local surnames with suffix -thwaite (v. Thwaites). It is found in the North Lonsdale and Furness district of Lancashire.

Richard Cornethwet, of Silverdale, 1610: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Robert Cornethwaitt, of Caton, 1636: ibid.

John Coraethwait, of Burton, 1664: ibid.

1692. Married — Thomas Fell and Julia Cornthwait: St. Mary, Ulverston.

1786. Baptised — John. s. Thomas Cornthwaite: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

Cornthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornthwaite is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornthwaite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cornthwaite is the 305,641st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,886,548 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Cornthwaite reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cornthwaite is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 669 people, or 1 in 83,286. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 35 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Cumbria, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Cornthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornthwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cornthwaite last name increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cornthwaite surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cornthwaite surname are 48.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 95.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cornthwaite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.46% more than the national average, earning R 697,380 per year; in United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $56,288 CAD per year.

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