How common is the surname Cornwell?

12,168 people in the United States had the surname Cornwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,374 Americans. It ranked 2,950th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cornwell?

Patricia Cornwell, American novelist, journalist, biographer, followed by Anita Cornwell.

Where is the surname Cornwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Cornwell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Cornwell?

Cornwell is /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Cornwell getting more or less common?

More common. 11,893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,168 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Cornwell

An English surname, carried by 12,168 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex C654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cornwell is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,168 people named Cornwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,374 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,893.

#2,950

rank among US surnames

12,168

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,783)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,942	Nunes	12,191	25,326
#2,943	Harley	12,186	25,336
#2,944	Talbert	12,181	25,346
#2,946	Hopson	12,180	25,349
#2,947	Waterman	12,177	25,355
#2,948	Gao	12,172	25,365
#2,949	Lantz	12,169	25,371

Who is named Cornwell

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

90% of people named Cornwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cornwells

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Cornwell
American novelist, journalist, biographer, born 1956
Anita Cornwell
American writer, 1923–2023
John J. Cornwell
American politician (1867–1953)
Dean Cornwell
American artist (1892-1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cornwell

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cornwell come from?: From Old English crana (“cranes”) + well (“spring, well”).
How common is the surname Cornwell?: 12,168 people in the United States had the surname Cornwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,374 Americans. It ranked 2,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cornwell?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cornwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cornwell?: Patricia Cornwell, American novelist, journalist, biographer, followed by Anita Cornwell.
Where is the surname Cornwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Cornwell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Cornwell?: Cornwell is /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Cornwell getting more or less common?: More common. 11,893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,168 in 2010, up 2.3%.