Cornu Surname

31,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Cornu Surname Definition:

Robert Cornu or Cornutus occurs in Normandy, 1180; William C. 1180-95. The family of Le Cornu in Normandy descended from them. Roger Cornutus held three fees of Tavistock Abbey, Devon, 1165 (Liber Niger).

Cornu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,2691:5,006405
Belgium1,0871:10,5761,520
Switzerland9071:9,0551,480
Argentina5981:71,4776,073
Uruguay1791:19,1722,183
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Chile991:177,9445,813
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Canada531:695,20056,020
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England261:2,143,00282,017
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China41:341,830,39216,990
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Cornú (10), Çornu (1), Cornù (1) & Cornü (1) are calculated separately.

Cornu (39) may also be a first name.

Cornu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Robert Cornu or Cornutus occurs in Normandy, 1180; William C. 1180-95. The family of Le Cornu in Normandy descended from them. Roger Cornutus held three fees of Tavistock Abbey, Devon, 1165 (Liber Niger).

The Norman People (1874)

Cornu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornu is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Cornú, Çornu, Cornù or Cornü. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,616th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 431,650 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Cornu live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cornu is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 13,269 people, or 1 in 5,006. In France Cornu is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 15 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Cornu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornu last name increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cornu surname are 17.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the party.

The amount Cornu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.5% more than the national average, earning $53,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $56,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornú9310/
Çornu931/
Cornù931/
Cornü931/
Cornut912,377/
Cornou91544/
Cornuz91334/
Cornus91271/
Cornud91172/
Cornuş9135/
Cornau9128/
Cournu9127/
Corneu9113/
Cornuy9111/
Cornui912/
Cornux911/
Cournut83706/
Cornutt83429/
Corneux83122/
Cournou8362/
Cornaud8341/
Cournau8340/
Cornuit8335/
Cornaut8327/
Corgnou8312/
Cornuyt839/
Cornuth836/
Corneus833/
Chornuy832/
Cournud831/
Cornaux830/
Kornu804,620/
Carnu80318/
Cârnu8045/
Zornu805/
Cornó801/
Cornuijt7727/
Cournaud773/
Cornault772/
Cournult771/
Czornous771/
Chornnau770/
Cornhaus770/
Cornnutt770/
Carnus73478/
Kornau73355/
Journu7378/
Kornut7328/
Carnut7325/
Kornnu7315/
Charnu736/
Carngu735/
Kornuu734/
Sornnu734/
Carneu732/
Kornou732/
Carnau732/
Curnut731/
Koornu731/
Carnui731/
Carnup731/
Curnus731/
Korneu731/
Carnou730/
Cornoe730/
Courgnaud71231/
Cournault7195/
Curnutt671,406/
Kornaus67388/
Ciarnau67274/
Journou6795/
Carnauh6743/
Kornuth6741/
Carnuth6720/
Kornuyt6718/
Carnudd6716/
Carnaut6715/
Carnaud678/
Cornouhova677/
Carnutt676/
Cargnus675/
Carneus675/
Kornuha675/
Kornuch674/
Charnou674/
Kournou674/
Cournoo673/
Carnout673/
Journau673/
Jorneus673/
Qornous672/
Carnoux672/
Sornnui672/
Kornous671/
Jornaux671/
Cornauhova671/
Curnult671/
Sournou671/
Kornuhs671/
Čornous671/
Carnaux671/
Courgnault671/
Carnoud671/

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