as a Last Name
- 18,611
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Cornelius
Meaning & Origins
Dutch, Danish, and German: from a personal name borne by a 3rdcentury Christian saint and pope, Latin Cornelius, an old Roman family name, probably derived from cornu ‘horn’. Compare Corne.
| 1,661st in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,611
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Cornelius per capita
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