# Cornwall (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,531 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,285 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 121,986 people |
| Change since 2000 | +10% (2,299 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul. Doublet of Cornouaille.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cornwall 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cornwall in the United States.

## People named Cornwall

- Anne Cornwall, American actress (1897–1980)

## Similar surnames

Cornwell, Cornell, Cornelius, Coronel, Cornelison, 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.