Cornwall Surname

50,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Cornwall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. from Cornwall; compare Kent, Lancashire, Derbyshire, &c. v. Cornish.

Hugo de Cornub' Devon, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cornub , Berkshire, ibid.

Hugh Cornwell, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Cornwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7001:97,96210,909
England2,4631:22,6223,158
Jamaica8891:3,228479
Australia7701:35,0594,623
Canada5751:64,0797,462
Trinidad and Tobago4391:3,107525
New Zealand2951:15,3502,671
Scotland2491:21,5012,475
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Antigua and Barbuda1081:918159
Grenada971:1,119210
Wales931:33,2753,343
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines301:3,755523
Cayman Islands271:2,366298
Ireland221:214,0438,362
British Virgin Islands201:1,580220
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Panama151:260,8176,584
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1031:43,0083,844
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1251:21,6673,069
Scotland1161:32,2692,684
Wales401:39,2102,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1641:43,1435,018

Cornwall (96) may also be a first name.

Cornwall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. from Cornwall; compare Kent, Lancashire, Derbyshire, &c. v. Cornish.

Hugo de Cornub' Devon, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cornub , Berkshire, ibid.

Hugh Cornwell, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Geoffrey de Cornwayle. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Wauter de Cornwaille, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Robert Cornwal, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1565. Edward Heme and Joanna Cornewell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1571. John Cornewall and Katherine Leake. ibid.

1587. Married — Richard Davis and Mari Cornwell: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Celtic + English) belonging to Cornwall = (the Land of the) Cornishmen [Anglo-Saxon on Cornwealum (dat. pl.), 'among the Corn-Welsh'—O.E. nom. pl. wealas, sing. weal(h: the first element is Celtic, of disputed origin] There has probably been confusion with Cornwell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from the county of Cornwall (the Welsh in Cornavia).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The county.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cornwall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornwall is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornwall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,764th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 721,325 people. The last name Cornwall is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cornwall live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname Cornwall is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,700 people, or 1 in 97,962. In The United States Cornwall is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Jamaica, where 9 percent live.

Cornwall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornwall has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cornwall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cornwall surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.18% registered with the party.

The amount Cornwall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.9% less than the national average, earning 266,835 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.74% more than the national average, earning R 450,900 per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornwwall941/
Cornwal9313/
Carnwall8811/
Cornwald880/
Cornwalt880/
Cornval801/
Kornwald7513/
Cornuald751/
Karnwall751/
Cornvale750/
Carnwalth711/
Karnwal671,170/
Kornval6738/
Carnval671/
Kurnwal671/
Carnbal670/
Carnvale6317/
Carmvall6313/
Kharnwal631/
Karnvall631/
Karnval53424/
Karnual531/
Karnbal531/
Carimbal503/
Karimwal501/

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Cornwall Reference & Research

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