Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CORNISH
There are approximately 7,984 people named Cornish in the UK. That makes it the 1,356th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 126 are named Cornish.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CorishCarnish
Carnishe
Chornish
Cornaish
Corneish
Corinsh
Ccrnish
Cornicsh
Corinshe
Cornenish
Cornash
Carnishaw
Cornesh
Carnishal
Carniss
Carnise
Cornich
Cornice
Corbish
Cormish
The Cornish surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Belonging to Cornwall, indicating the place from which the family came.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CORNISH. Belonging to Cornwall— applied originall}' to one who had removed from that to another county. A family so called at St. Issey in Cornwall, "originally descended from one William Cornish, who settled here temp. Queen Mary, a Welshman.''' D. Gilbert's Cornw., ii. 255.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.