Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CORNELIUS
There are approximately 3,132 people named Cornelius in the UK. That makes it the 3,171th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 50 are named Cornelius.
Region of origin
Europe
Country of origin
Netherlands
Language of origin
Dutch
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
Related and similar surnames
CarneliusCarnelious
Carnnelius
Caornelius
Carnelios
Carnelis
Carnelies
Carneilies
Carnelyous
Carnelyius
Carnelium
Carnelio
Carnelus
Carneli
Carnelions
Carneilous
Carnelins
Carnelie
Carnelli
Carnieli
The Cornelius surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From the Latin cornu, a horn (Greek, ??); and ??, the sun--the horn of the sun.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CORNELIUS. The personal name.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.