Corn

Corn Meaning & Origin

About Corn
The surname Corn is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be a topographic name for someone who lived near a granary or a cornfield, derived from the Old English word "corn," meaning grain or cereal. Alternatively, it could be a nickname for someone with a reddish complexion or hair, derived from the Middle English word "corn," meaning red or golden. Lastly, it could also be a variant spelling of the surname Corne, which is derived from the Old French word "corne," meaning horn, and could have been a nickname for someone with a horn-like feature or a horn player.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Corn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Corn: 6,528
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,335
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Corn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Corn is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C065
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AO1 R N
🌐 IPA
/kɔrn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Corn in Braille

Here's how to represent Corn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Corn in braille

How to sign the name Corn using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Corn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Corn in sign language

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