Cornwell Surname

22,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cornwell 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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Cornwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,9541:21,3792,700
England4,6881:11,8851,745
Australia1,2831:21,0412,919
Canada3451:106,79911,489
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Scotland901:59,4874,887
Wales511:60,6775,433
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France191:3,495,933219,029
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guam11:160,1214,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7151:14,2132,127
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3791:14,8621,904

Cornwell (3,791) may also be a first name.

Cornwell 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

(English) belonging to Cornwell (Oxford) = the Well or Spring by the Corn or Cornel-Tree [Old English corn (-treów) + wiell] There has probably been confusion with Cornwall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Cornwell (crane’s stream), in Oxfordshire; a variant of Cornwall, q.v.

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

A parish in Oxfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From C., near Pont-Audemer. Robert de Wenesley or De C. gave lands at Corneville to Jumièges, t. Henry I. (Mon. ii.); Robert de C. held lands in Wilts, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

The Cornwells of this county may be connected in their descent with John Cornwall, Esq., of Yardley, Herts, and Stebbing, Essex, in the 16th century (Cl.). Early in the 15th century, John Cornwall was a gentleman of Willesden, Middlesex (Cus.). The name of Cornwell also occurs in Cambridgeshire and Sussex.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cornwell is a name also found in Cambridgeshire and Herts. Robert Cornwelle was vicar of New Shoreham in 1440 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cornwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornwell has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cornwell is the 22,428th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 300,927 people. The surname Cornwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Cornwell reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cornwell is also the 114,239th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 3,791 people.

The surname Cornwell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 16,954 people, or 1 in 21,379. In The United States Cornwell is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Virginia, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Cornwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornwell surname increased 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cornwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cornwell last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cornwell last name are 19.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Cornwell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.63% more than the national average, earning R 348,456 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornwwell941/
Chornwell941/
Cornwelle940/
Cournwell940/
Cornwel9311/
Carnwell88167/
Cornwill88122/
Cornbell884/
Cornweel882/
Curnwell881/
Cornuell881/
Cornwellová843/
Cornuel80614/
Cornbel800/
Cornbill75139/
Kernwell750/
Kornwil671/
Carnuel670/
Zarnwl571/
Karnuel539/
Qarnbel531/
Carmbel530/
Karnnuel501/
Karenwil501/

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Cornwell Reference & Research

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