# Cornwallis (surname)

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

An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”).

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cornwallis in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Cornwallis

- Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Edward Cornwallis, British Army general; (1713-1776)

## Similar surnames

Cornell, Cornelius, Cornwell, Cornelison, Cornwall, Cornelio, Cromwell, Coronel, 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.