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

Cornelissen, 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 Cornelissen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cornelissen in America

Cornelissen is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cornelissen surname appeared 263 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cornelissen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cornelissen 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 Cornelissen

The surname Cornelissen originates from the Netherlands, where it first emerged in the 16th century. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the given name of the father or an ancestor. In this case, Cornelissen comes from the Dutch masculine name Cornelis, which is a variant of the Latin name Cornelius.

Cornelius was a widespread Roman family name, and it is believed to have originated from the Latin word "cornu," meaning horn. This could suggest that the name may have been associated with someone who worked with horns or lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature.

One of the earliest documented references to the Cornelissen surname can be found in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Amsterdam, where a Cornelis Cornelissen was listed as a member in 1598. Another early record is from the town of Delft, where a Pieter Cornelissen was mentioned in a legal document dated 1612.

In the 17th century, the Cornelissen surname began to spread across other parts of the Netherlands, as well as to neighboring regions such as Belgium and Germany. During this period, several notable individuals bore the Cornelissen surname, including Michiel Cornelissen (1557-1637), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still life works.

Another prominent figure was Cornelis Cornelissen van Haarlem (1562-1638), a Dutch painter and draftsman who played a significant role in the development of the Mannerist style in the Netherlands. His works can be found in museums across Europe, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

In the 18th century, the Cornelissen surname continued to gain prominence, with individuals such as Egbert Cornelissen (1717-1785), a Dutch architect and city planner who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam.

As the Dutch colonial empire expanded, the Cornelissen surname also found its way to other parts of the world. One example is Pieter Cornelissen (1795-1868), a Dutch explorer and trader who established a trading post in present-day South Africa.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, several other individuals with the Cornelissen surname made notable contributions in various fields, such as Christiaan Cornelissen (1864-1942), a Dutch botanist and plant collector, and Johannes Cornelissen (1892-1964), a Dutch-American artist known for his landscape paintings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cornelissen

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

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 Cornelissen 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 Cornelissen 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 Cornelissen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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