Surname Checker / Cornelius
How Common Is the Last Name Cornelius?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Cornelius today
22,322
Ranked #1,775 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.83 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 20,160 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
72.22%
Black
19.81%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.87%
Hispanic
2.38%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.