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    The surname Cornwall

    A surname, carried by 2,531 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/ 2 syllables Soundex C654

    Cornwall: #12,285 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cornwall #12,285, 2,531 people Cornwall: #12,285 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cornwall #12,285, 2,531 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cornwall is more common than 92.4% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,531 people named Cornwall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,986 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,299.

    #12,285
    rank among US surnames
    2,531
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.1%
    change since 2000 (was #12,389)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,276Altizer2,533121,889
    #12,279Sparling2,532121,937
    #12,285Dolezal2,531121,986
    #12,289Valiente2,530122,034
    #12,292Spillers2,529122,082

    Who is named Cornwall

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    74% of people named Cornwall identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cornwalls

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anne Cornwall
      American actress (1897–1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cornwall

    Cornwall has the Soundex code C654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C654.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cornwall come from?
    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…
    How common is the surname Cornwall?
    2,531 people in the United States had the surname Cornwall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,986 Americans. It ranked 12,285th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cornwall?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Cornwall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cornwall?
    Anne Cornwall, American actress (1897–1980).
    Where is the surname Cornwall most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cornwall in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Cornwall?
    Cornwall is /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Cornwall getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,531 in 2010, up 10%.