# Cornwell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cornwell/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,168 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,950 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,374 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (11,893 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English crana (“cranes”) + well (“spring, well”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cornwell 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cornwell in the United States.

## People named Cornwell

- Patricia Cornwell, American novelist, journalist, biographer
- Anita Cornwell, American writer
- John J. Cornwell, American politician (1867–1953)
- Dean Cornwell, American artist (1892-1960)

## Similar surnames

Cornwall, Cornell, Cornelius, Cromwell, Coronel, Cornelison, Carnell, Cornelio, Cornwallis, Crumley, 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.