Explore the Family Name Cornman

The meaning of Cornman

Americanized form of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kornmann, or of Dutch Kornman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cornman saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cornman was ranked as the 18,298th most popular surname, but it rose in rank to 18,078 by 2010, showing a change of 1.2 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased by 10.3 percent, from 1,398 to 1,542. However, the proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.52.

20002010Change
Rank#18,298#18,0781.2%
Count1,3981,54210.3%
Proportion per 100k0.520.520%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cornman

The ethnic identity linked to the surname Cornman also evolved during the same period, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this last name identified as White (96.49%), followed by those who were part of two or more races (1.43%) and Hispanic (1.14%). By 2010, there was still a dominant White majority (95.27%), but the percentage of Hispanics had increased significantly to 2.14%, marking an 87.72% change. There was also a small but noticeable emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Natives (0.78%) and Blacks (0.32%) identifying with the Cornman surname, while the proportion of Asians/Pacific Islanders also grew from 0.36% to 0.58%.

20002010Change
White96.49%95.27%-1.26%
Hispanic1.14%2.14%87.72%
Two or More Races1.43%0.91%-36.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0.78%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.36%0.58%61.11%
Black0%0.32%0%