Cornwall surname

[massmanute]

Still continuing with clan associations with various surnames, another one of my ancestors was from Ireland, and had the surname "Cornwall". The obvious geographical association for the name would be Cornwall, but I don't have any definitive information on the origin of the name.

However, she was born in County Cork, Ireland, and for several generations her ancestors were from County Cork and the nearby County Armagh. I assume this would likely make them Ulster Scots. Does anyone know if the surname "Cornwall" would be an Ulster Scots Surname, and in particular whether the "Cornwall" family had any association with a Scottish clan?

[Paul Henry]

Still continuing with clan associations with various surnames, another one of my ancestors was from Ireland, and had the surname "Cornwall". The obvious geographical association for the name would be Cornwall, but I don't have any definitive information on the origin of the name.

However, she was born in County Cork, Ireland, and for several generations her ancestors were from County Cork and the nearby County Armagh. I assume this would likely make them Ulster Scots. Does anyone know if the surname "Cornwall" would be an Ulster Scots Surname, and in particular whether the "Cornwall" family had any association with a Scottish clan?

I can't help with your clan question. but County Cork isn't nearby County Armagh, they really are quite far away in both geographically as well as politically(in terms of Country)
But if there is County Cork in your history it is very unlikely that your family could be called Ulster-Scots, ....different countries and different religions

[massmanute]

Oops, you're right. She was not born in County Cork but in County Down. Thanks for catching that. I am not sure why I made that error. (Also, to compound the errors, my original message, which started a different thread had a spelling error in the title. I wrote "Cornwal" when I should have written "Cornwall".

[Chas]

I have a database of some 30,000 surnames.

I can find no record for Cornwall, in any of the possible spellings. One L, two Ls, well, Carn, Cerrn, Corn, Curn, Cyrn, all the same with Ch, all the same with K, and with Kh, dropping the C and going with Orn,or Arn, or Ern, or Irn, or Urn, or everything again preceded with either Mac, Mc or M'.

I am sorry to say that the closest is Connell or Connall, with one N or two, with one L or two, with Mac, Mc or M'. They are all septs of or associated with clan MacDonald.

Sorry

Regards

Chas

[Lyle1]

I found the following in the Family History section of http://www.unicornlimited.com/family.../cornwall.html. Unfortunately, they do not have a book on this family.

CORNWALL

"This name comes from a region in the southwest of England long associated with Celtic culture. There was a family with this name in Scotland by the late 12th century, holding lands southeast of Bo'ness in West Lothian. The Cornwalls of Bonhard were established there until the second half of the 18th century.

The material listed below contains information about this family. For further research, please consult the counties or other families mentioned here."

[kilted scholar]

I knew a family by the name of Cornwell, who lived (and may still do so) in Sussex, in southern England. In fact, I have come across the name more than once over the years.

However, spellings vary and some change over the years. Some names are adopted, particularly by immigrants.