# Cornwallis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,137

## Definitions
1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
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## Etymology
As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”).

## Easily confused with
- **Corvallis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornwallis-vs-corvallis)
- **Cornwall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornwall-vs-cornwallis)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccornwallis`, `conrwallis`, `cornawllis`, `cornnwallis`, `cornwalils`, `cornwalis`, `cornwalliss`, `cornwallsi`, `cornwlalis`, `cornwwallis`, `corrnwallis`, `corwnallis`, `cronwallis`, `ocrnwallis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cornwallis