The Cornett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,733 people carried this name — #2,322 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 15,314 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 51 people named Cornett live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 37
Río Negro 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Cornett in American newspapers,
1920–1928.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Cornett
The Washington Daily News 1928-01-25
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Cornett
Evening Star 1928-02-15
Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Cornett
The Starkville News 1920-07-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,822 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cornett in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

1,545 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cornett. The most, 397, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,449
Victoria 36
Queensland 25
ACT (Canberra) 17
South Australia 7
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cornett.

Who carried it

People named Cornett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Brack Cornett
    Brack Cornett 1841–1888
  • William Manon Cornett 1882–1956 · lawyer
  • Jonathan Webster Cornett 1883–1973 · politician
  • William Forrest Cornett 1896–1968
  • Leanza Cornett 1971–2020 · model

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cornett,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States797 records

797 records of the Cornett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 531
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 181
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Randell Cornett

    Born 1949; from Stroud, Oklahoma. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Stroud City Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jeff Cornett

    Born 1917 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Thomas Newport; farm hand from Owsley County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Mill Springs National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nics Cornett

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Silesia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 17; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 797 records for Cornett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Cornett name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lisa Rosann Cornett

    Buried in 1972 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alexander Cornett

    Died 1963 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Donald James Cornett

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Cornett in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Cornett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Cornett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Tornado, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Cornett

    Arrived in Queensland in 1865 aboard the Golden City, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Joseph Cornett

    Of Orange, New South Wales; died 1933.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Cornett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Cornett name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jacob Cornett

    Born 1838 in Vaals. Died 1838 in Vaals.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charel Guilliaume Cornett

    Died 1799 in Venlo, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Cornett

    Married in 1651 in Tholen; born in Hoge Zwaluwe.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Tholen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Cornett in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Cornett name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Cornett

    From Pakenser Groden. Listed as returned from captivity in the Imperial Navy casualty list of 20 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Cornett

    From Apenrade. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Cornett in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Cornett name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emilienne Marie Cornett

    Born 1903 in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois (Cher); died 1995 in Varennes-Vauzelles (Nièvre).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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