Explore the Family Name Cornforth

The meaning of Cornforth

English (North Yorkshire and Durham): habitational name from Cornforth in County Durham, named with Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ (see Crane) + ford ‘ford’.

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How common is the last name Cornforth in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cornforth has seen minor shifts in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,320th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010, it had moved slightly to the 38,484th spot. This represents a marginal decrease of 0.43%. However, the number of people with this surname increased from 543 in 2000 to 575 in 2010, yielding a growth rate of 5.89%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population dipped slightly from 0.2% to 0.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#38,484	-0.43%
Count	543	575	5.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cornforth

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Cornforth surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates slight changes from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, approximately 93.55% of individuals with the Cornforth surname identified as White, and this figure saw a minimal decrease to 93.22% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those representing two or more races both saw increases, from 0.92% to 1.22% and from 1.66% to 2.26%, respectively. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose, from 2.39% to 2.61%. The count for those with Black ethnicity and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity were either negligible or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.55%	93.22%	-0.35%
Hispanic	2.39%	2.61%	9.21%
Two or More Races	1.66%	2.26%	36.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.92%	1.22%	32.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.47%	0%	0%