Given name & surname
Corney
“refers to a horn”
Corney is a variant of Cornelius. One Latin interpretation is “refers to a horn.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corney is a variant of Cornelius. One Latin interpretation is “refers to a horn.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corney is a variant of Cornelius. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 65
- 65 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020; 620 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Corney’s family of names
Corney has a related form in Cornelius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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