# Cornelius (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cornelius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,160 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,775 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,315 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (19,342 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cornelius in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cornelius in the United States and Austria.

## People named Cornelius

- Robert Cornelius, American photographer and lamp manufacturer (1809–1893)
- Don Cornelius, American TV host and producer (1936–2012)
- Peter Cornelius, Austrian musician
- Brett James, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

## Similar surnames

Cornell, Cornwell, Coronel, Cornelison, Cornwall, Cornelio, Cornwallis, Cromwell, Crumley, Carnell, Carnley, Carmel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.