Corney

English

Etymology

From Old English corn (“corn”) + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Corney (countable and uncountable, plural Corneys)

1. A small settlement in Waberthwaite and Corney parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD1191).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Corney is the 37492^nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 369.

Anagrams

• Conyer, Coyner, Croney