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![Show Contents]() Cornelison History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The surname Cornelison comes from the personal name Cornelis, which is a form of the Latin Cornelius. It was the name of several early Popes, one of whom became Saint Cornelius. The cult center of Saint Cornelius was the pilgrimage town of Cornelimünster, near Aachen in the Lower Rhineland of Germany, near the Dutch border. Early Origins of the Cornelison familyThe surname Cornelison was first found in the Lower Rhineland of Germany, where it spread to the Netherlands. Early History of the Cornelison familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cornelison research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1562, 1638, 1657, 1783, 1824, 1867 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Cornelison History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cornelison Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cornelius, Cornelis, Cornelissen, Nelissen, Nellessen, Nellsen, Corneljes, Neljes and many more. Early Notables of the Cornelison familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cornelison Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cornelison RankingIn the United States, the name Cornelison is the 7,990th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Cornelison migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cornelison Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Comely Cornelison, who landed in Virginia in 1655 2
- Clan Cornelison, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 2
- Herman Cornelison, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 2
- John Cornelison, who landed in Virginia in 1682 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cornelison (post 1700) | + |
- Earnest Cornelison, American founder of Bybee Pottery, Middletown, Kentucky in 1809, now in it's fifth generation of the same family's ownership
- James Cornelison (b. 1964), American tenor who sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" at the beginning of home games for the Chicago Blackhawks since 2007
- Jerry Gale Cornelison (b. 1936), American former CFL and AFL offensive tackle
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Cornelison migration to the United States 
