How Many People Are Named Cornelius Cornelius?

There are approximately 1 people named Cornelius Cornelius living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cornelius with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cornelius. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Cornelius

Last Name

Cornelius

Cornelius: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cornelius. The peak year was 1974 with 498 births. The average person named Cornelius today is 48 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Cornelius

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Cornelius in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Cornelius rose or fell over time.

White

25.90%

Black

67.06%

Hispanic

1.85%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.03%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.94%

Two or More Races

3.21%

Ancestry of the Cornelius Surname

The surname Cornelius was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Cornelius in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

69.86%

Black

18.71%

Hispanic

3.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.13%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.53%

Two or More Races

4.51%

How we calculated this

The first name "Cornelius" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cornelius" appears at a rate of 6.44 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Cornelius are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Cornelius

Cornelius Smith Cornelius Johnson Cornelius Williams Cornelius Brown Cornelius Jones Cornelius Garcia Cornelius Cobb

Other people with the surname Cornelius

Michael Cornelius James Cornelius John Cornelius David Cornelius Robert Cornelius William Cornelius Matthew Cornelius

Cornelius Cornelius: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Cornelius Cornelius?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Cornelius Cornelius are alive in the United States today. The first name Cornelius is shared by 21,420 Americans, and the surname Cornelius is shared by 22,065.

How rare is the name Cornelius Cornelius?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Cornelius is uncommon and the surname Cornelius is uncommon.

Is Cornelius a male or female name?

Cornelius is predominantly male, with 98.3% of bearers being male and 1.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1974 and the average bearer today is 48 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Cornelius?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Cornelius was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (67.06%). The next largest recorded groups were White (25.90%) and Two or More Races (3.21%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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