Find out how popular the last name Cornelison is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cornelison.

Cornelison, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cornelison surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cornelison in America

Cornelison is the 9033rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cornelison surname appeared 3,617 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cornelison.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cornelison to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cornelison

The surname Cornelison has its origins in England, traced back to the early 13th century. It is derived from the Old English personal name "Cornelius," which itself is a latinized form of the Dutch name "Cornelis." The earliest recorded spelling of the name was "Cornilisun" in 1219, found in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk.

Cornelison is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the suffix "-son" to the personal name Cornelius, indicating "son of Cornelius." This naming practice was common in medieval England, particularly in the northern counties.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Cornelison can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1273, which mentions a Robert Cornelison. The name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327, where a John Cornelison is listed.

The Cornelison surname has connections to several place names in England, such as Cornilsworth in Lancashire and Cornhill in Durham. These locations may have influenced the spelling variations of the name over time.

Notable individuals with the surname Cornelison include:

1. William Cornelison (c. 1540 - 1611), an English merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in London.
2. Thomas Cornelison (1651 - 1718), a prominent landowner and Justice of the Peace in Gloucestershire.
3. Mary Cornelison (1759 - 1829), an English author and poet, known for her collection of sonnets titled "Reflections on Nature."
4. John Cornelison (1812 - 1887), a British explorer and cartographer who mapped parts of the Canadian Arctic.
5. Elizabeth Cornelison (1865 - 1942), an early advocate for women's suffrage and founder of the Cornish Women's Institute.

While the Cornelison surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and intermarriage. However, the majority of historical records and notable individuals bearing this name can be traced back to its English origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cornelison

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cornelison.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cornelison was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cornelison has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cornelison was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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