Corney
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English
Etymology
From Old English corn (“corn”) + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Corney (countable and uncountable, plural Corneys)
- A small settlement in Waberthwaite and Corney parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD1191).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Corney is the 37492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Corney is most common among White (65.49%) and Black/African American (26.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 369.