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UK surname

Cornick

An English locational surname derived from a place called Cornick in Cornwall.

In the 1881 census there were 434 people recorded with the Cornick surname, ranking it #7,512 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 609, ranked #8,609, down from #7,512 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Darlington, Stoke Abbas and Melcombe Regis. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Dorset, Winchester and West Dorset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cornick is 663 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.3%.

1881 census count

434

Ranked #7,512

Modern count

609

2016, ranked #8,609

Peak year

1911

663 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cornick had 434 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,512 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 609 in 2016, ranked #8,609.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 663 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Cornick surname distribution map

The map shows where the Cornick surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Cornick surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cornick over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 325 #7,157
1861 historical 320 #7,960
1881 historical 434 #7,512
1891 historical 414 #8,628
1901 historical 487 #8,208
1911 historical 663 #6,337
1997 modern 600 #8,140
1998 modern 609 #8,299
1999 modern 618 #8,282
2000 modern 616 #8,276
2001 modern 602 #8,280
2002 modern 615 #8,306
2003 modern 613 #8,191
2004 modern 627 #8,061
2005 modern 628 #7,984
2006 modern 639 #7,911
2007 modern 632 #8,044
2008 modern 636 #8,044
2009 modern 641 #8,158
2010 modern 645 #8,294
2011 modern 620 #8,474
2012 modern 602 #8,584
2013 modern 609 #8,636
2014 modern 632 #8,434
2015 modern 616 #8,550
2016 modern 609 #8,609

Geography

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Where Cornicks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Darlington, Stoke Abbas, Melcombe Regis, Abbotsbury and Kilmersdon, Holcombe, Stratton-on-the-Fosse. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Dorset, Winchester, West Dorset and Weymouth and Portland. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Darlington Durham
2 Stoke Abbas Dorset
3 Melcombe Regis Dorset
4 Abbotsbury Dorset
5 Kilmersdon, Holcombe, Stratton-on-the-Fosse Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Dorset 007 North Dorset
2 Winchester 004 Winchester
3 West Dorset 009 West Dorset
4 West Dorset 004 West Dorset
5 Weymouth and Portland 001 Weymouth and Portland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cornick

These lists show first names that appear often with the Cornick surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cornick

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Cornick, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Cornick surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Cornick household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Cornick is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cornick is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Cornick falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cornick is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Cornick, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Cornick

The surname Cornick is believed to have originated in Cornwall, a county in the southwestern part of England. It is thought to be derived from the Cornish words "corn" meaning horn and "ick" meaning a diminutive suffix, suggesting a possible connection to a person with a horn-like feature or perhaps a nickname related to this characteristic.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 16th century in various parish records and historical documents from Cornwall. One notable example is John Cornick, born in 1587 in St. Erth, Cornwall, who was mentioned in the parish records of the time.

During the 17th century, the name appears to have spread beyond Cornwall to other parts of England. In 1642, a Robert Cornick was listed in the records of the Bury St Edmunds Borough in Suffolk. Additionally, the name is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror, suggesting the name's ancient roots.

As the centuries passed, the Cornick surname continued to be present across various regions of England. In the 18th century, Thomas Cornick (1712-1784) was a prominent figure in the town of Falmouth, Cornwall, where he served as the Mayor and was involved in local politics.

Another notable individual with the Cornick surname was John Cornick (1846-1921), a British artist and illustrator who was born in Kent. He is known for his landscape paintings and illustrations in various publications of the time.

In the 19th century, the name made its way across the Atlantic, with records indicating the presence of Cornicks in North America. One such example is William Cornick (1820-1892), a Canadian politician and businessman who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Throughout history, the Cornick surname has also been associated with various places and locations. For instance, the village of Cornick in Worcestershire, England, is believed to have been named after an early settler with the Cornick surname. Additionally, there are records of Cornick Hill and Cornick Farm in different parts of England, further cementing the name's geographical connections.

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1881 census detail

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Cornick families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cornick surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Dorset leads with 174 Cornicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 63.36x.

County Total Index
Dorset 174 63.36x
Yorkshire 47 1.13x
Middlesex 40 0.96x
Somerset 22 3.27x
Hampshire 19 2.22x
Gloucestershire 18 2.19x
Glamorgan 17 2.33x
Devon 15 1.72x
Monmouthshire 11 3.64x
Lancashire 10 0.20x
Warwickshire 8 0.76x
Cheshire 7 0.76x
Surrey 6 0.29x
Shropshire 5 1.38x
Channel Islands 4 3.23x
Derbyshire 4 0.61x
Durham 4 0.32x
Essex 4 0.48x
Kent 4 0.28x
Worcestershire 4 0.73x
Wiltshire 2 0.54x
Fife 1 0.40x
Hertfordshire 1 0.35x
Royal Navy 1 2.01x
Sussex 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Melcombe Regis in Dorset leads with 27 Cornicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 237.26x.

Place Total Index
Melcombe Regis 27 237.26x
Bridport 21 371.68x
Kilmersdon 13 390.39x
Hilfield 12 6315.79x
Hampstead London 11 16.88x
Cerne Abbas 10 751.88x
Compton Abbas 10 1492.54x
York All Sts North 10 487.80x
Portisham 9 882.35x
St Woollos 9 26.66x
Bethnal Green London 8 4.40x
Churwell 8 282.69x
Poole St James 8 77.52x
York St Mary 8 46.59x
Allington 7 285.71x
Cattistock 7 921.05x
Hyde 7 25.68x
Plymouth St Andrew 7 10.43x
York St Martin Mklgt W 7 744.68x
Aston 6 2.06x
Broadwinsor 6 333.33x
Chaldon Herring 6 1250.00x
Fordington 6 101.35x
Headingley Cum Burley 6 22.48x
Manchester 6 2.69x
Millbrook 6 27.78x
Newton Abbot St Mary 6 82.08x
South Hamlet 6 118.11x
Toller Porcorum 6 937.50x
Ynysawdre 6 508.47x
Abbotsbury 5 357.14x
Clerkenwell London 5 5.06x
Hawkesbury 5 179.21x
Hook 5 2272.73x
Ludlow St Lawrence 5 69.54x
Portsea 5 2.97x
Stoke Abbott 5 632.91x
Loders 4 291.97x
Lyncombe Widcombe 4 22.68x
St Helier 4 9.91x
St Pancras London 4 1.19x
Staveley 4 34.39x
Swansea Town 4 6.70x
West Ham 4 2.19x
Alwoodley 3 468.75x
Christchurch 3 16.13x
Holdenhurst 3 13.33x
Lewisham 3 3.94x
Littlebredy 3 1071.43x
Liverpool 3 0.99x
Llandaff 3 12.38x
Llangeinor 3 69.93x
Nether Cerne 3 2307.69x
St Luke London 3 4.47x
St Martin In Fields 3 11.98x
Stanwell 3 96.77x
Stonehouse 3 64.38x
Cheltenham 2 3.16x
Clifton 2 4.82x
Coleshill 2 59.17x
Corscombe 2 212.77x
Gateshead 2 2.15x
Holbeck 2 7.28x
Langport Eastover 2 206.19x
Leeds 2 0.85x
Leigh 2 30.17x
Melbury Osmond 2 357.14x
Mosterton 2 434.78x
Streatham 2 6.44x
Tudhoe 2 18.37x
Camberwell 1 0.37x
Egham 1 7.99x
Evershot 1 138.89x
Ferry Port On Craig 1 24.51x
Kensington London 1 0.43x
Stevenage 1 22.37x
Stoke Damerel 1 1.64x
Topsham 1 24.33x
Toxteth Park 1 0.59x
Wyke Regis 1 25.38x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Cornick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 37
Elizabeth 18
Sarah 15
Ann 10
Jane 10
Alice 9
Annie 9
Emma 9
Eliza 8
Ada 7
Emily 5
Edith 4
Ellen 4
Martha 4
Sophia 4
Fanny 3
Frances 3
Harriett 3
Louisa 3
Susan 3
Bessie 2
Betsy 2
Caroline 2
Clara 2
Florence 2
Jessie 2
Laura 2
Maud 2
Charlotte 1
Christiana 1
Elvina 1
Emelia 1
Emme 1
Esther 1
Eva 1
Fany 1
Gladise 1
Hetty 1
Isabella 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Katherleen 1
Lavina 1
Lena 1
Lilian 1
Louise 1
Luck 1
Lycrecia 1
Maltilda 1
Virginia 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Cornick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 29
John 22
George 18
Charles 14
James 14
Henry 13
Thomas 9
Richard 6
Samuel 6
Robert 5
Alfred 4
Daniel 3
David 3
Frederick 3
Joseph 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Arthur 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Bertram 1
E.S. 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Eli 1
G. 1
Giles 1
Henery 1
Hydrabonus 1
Ishmael 1
J.A.L. 1
Job 1
Jonas 1
Joshua 1
Lewis 1
Mark 1
Miller 1
Morris 1
Percival 1
Peter 1
Russell 1
Sidney 1
Simon 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Ton 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Cornick surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cornick surname in 1881?

In 1881, 434 people were recorded with the Cornick surname. That placed it at #7,512 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cornick surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 609 in 2016. That gives Cornick a modern rank of #8,609.

What does the Cornick surname mean?

An English locational surname derived from a place called Cornick in Cornwall.

What does the Cornick map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Cornick bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.