Cornish family name history and map

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Cornish

Cornish in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 13 people named Cornish in Ireland: 5 men and 8 women.

Counties and map with Cornish in Ireland

Most Cornishes were found in Cork (7), with smaller numbers in Dublin (5) and Antrim (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Cornish average age in 1911

The average Cornish in 1911 was 22.3 years old, though with only 13 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Cornish literacy in 1911

Of the Cornishes whose literacy was recorded, 69.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 30.8% could do neither.

Cornish common first names

Among the Cornishes were men named Ernest, H, Herbert Henry, John James and William Herbert and women named Dorothy, Emma, John Emerson, Letitia Isabel May and Mabel.

Cornish occupations in 1911

Too few Cornishes had an occupation recorded to say anything meaningful.

What religion is Cornish?

Cornishes were predominantly Methodist (76.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.1%).

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Cornish statistics (1911)

Number: 13
Rank: 12,234
Average Age: 22

Cornish in the USA (2020)

Number: 7,676
Rank: 4,485

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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