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

Corner, 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 Corner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Corner in America

Corner is the 13477th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Corner surname appeared 2,256 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 Corner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Corner 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 Corner

The surname Corner is of English origin, deriving from an occupational name for someone who lived on a corner or an angular piece of land. It is derived from the Old English word "corner," meaning a corner or angle. The name can be traced back to the late 12th century in England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Corner is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1199, where a person named Willelmus de Cornere is mentioned. The spelling variations of the name during the medieval period included Cornere, Cornur, and Cornour.

The Corner surname appears in various historical records, such as the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where a person named William atte Cornere is listed. The Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1296 also mention a John de la Cornere.

In the 14th century, the surname was sometimes associated with place names, such as Robert de la Cornere from Westmeston, Sussex, recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. The name was also found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1381, where a Thomas Cornere is mentioned.

Notable individuals with the surname Corner include Sir Neville Corner (c. 1518-1589), an English politician and member of parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Another notable bearer of the name was John Corner (1576-1651), an English clergyman and academic who served as the President of Magdalen College, Oxford.

In the 17th century, John Corner (1619-1687) was an English physician and botanist who made significant contributions to the study of plant biology. He is best known for his work "Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis" published in 1670.

Thomas Corner (1690-1752) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1745 to 1746.

In the 19th century, Edward Corner (1819-1894) was an English clergyman and author who wrote several works on religious subjects.

These examples demonstrate the historical presence and significance of the surname Corner, tracing its origins back to medieval England and highlighting notable individuals who bore this name throughout different periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Corner

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

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

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