as a First Name
Medieval vernacular form of Cornelius. In modern use it normally represents a transferred use of the surname, which has multiple origins.
| 2,271st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,083
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 7,130
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Cornell per capita
- 1962
- marked the height of its popularity
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