Cornelissen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Cornelissen 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 Cornelissen family

The surname Cornelissen was first found in the Lower Rhineland of Germany, where it spread to the Netherlands.

Early History of the Cornelissen family

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Cornelissen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cornelius, Cornelis, Cornelissen, Nelissen, Nellessen, Nellsen, Corneljes, Neljes and many more.

Early Notables of the Cornelissen family

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Cornelissen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Cornelissen is the 142^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,803 people with that name. 1

Cornelissen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cornelissen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Laurens Cornelissen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1609-1664 2
Lysbet Cornelissen, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1633 2
Hendrick Cornelissen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1634 2
Jan Cornelissen, who immigrated to New York in 1635
Pieter Cornelissen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1636 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cornelissen (post 1700) +

Cornelia Cornelissen, American author
Antonius "Ton" Cornelissen (b. 1964), retired Dutch footballer
Marije Cornelissen (b. 1974), Dutch politician
Adelinde Cornelissen (b. 1979), Dutch dressage rider, winner of three national Dutch titles and winner of the Dressage World Cup Final in Leipzig (2011)
Christiaan Gerardus Cornelissen (1864-1942), Dutch syndicalist writer, economist, and trade unionist

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)