Cornish Name Meaning: This is a regional name for someone from the county of Cornwall,middle english 'Corneys','Cornysh'. Cornisc a compound of 'corn' kernow,meaning 'headland' + suffix 'isc' from Cornwall.
The surname itself is of english origin & first recorded at the end of the 13th century. The first recorded family name is that of 'Badekoc Korneys',dated 1296.
Discover how your Cornish ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 23 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 50 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 38 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 307 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 680 |
| Dorset | 55 |
| Durham | 63 |
| Essex | 291 |
| Gloucestershire | 136 |
| Hampshire | 114 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 116 |
| Kent | 100 |
| Lancashire | 178 |
| Leicestershire | 39 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 875 |
| Middlesex | 187 |
| Northumberland | 31 |
| Norfolk | 79 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 48 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 256 |
| Somerset | 374 |
| Surrey | 175 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 95 |
| Worcestershire | 25 |
| Yorkshire | 89 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 120 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 14 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 79 |
| General Labourer | 47 |
| Scholar | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Farmer | 37 |
| School | 33 |
| General Servant Domestic | 32 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Cook Domestic | 20 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 19 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Gardener Domestic | 16 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| At School | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| House Painter | 12 |
| Laundress Wash | 12 |
| Painter | 12 |
| Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| School Boy | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cornish | 2,348 |
| Mary Cornish | 1,931 |
| John Cornish | 1,865 |
| Elizabeth Cornish | 1,386 |
| James Cornish | 1,025 |
| George Cornish | 1,012 |
| Thomas Cornish | 922 |
| Sarah Cornish | 867 |
| Charles Cornish | 740 |
| Henry Cornish | 738 |
| Ann Cornish | 631 |
| Jane Cornish | 625 |
| Emma Cornish | 462 |
| Frederick Cornish | 429 |
| Eliza Cornish | 414 |
| Samuel Cornish | 393 |
| Alice Cornish | 384 |
| Emily Cornish | 380 |
| Richard Cornish | 377 |
| Annie Cornish | 365 |
| Ellen Cornish | 359 |
| Alfred Cornish | 347 |
| Robert Cornish | 332 |
| Edward Cornish | 325 |
| Arthur Cornish | 283 |