| Cornelis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Etymology of CornelisWhat does the name Cornelis mean? The origins of the name Cornelis are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from Cornelius, a given name that came to England in the 15th or 16th century from Holland or Belgium. The names Cornelius and Cornelia were popular in the Low Countries because the relics of St. Cornelius, a Pope from the third century, were kept at the Chapter of Rosnay, in Flanders. 1 Early Origins of the Cornelis familyThe surname Cornelis was first found in Essex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Early History of the Cornelis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cornelis research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1354, 1557, 1568, 1575, 1594 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Cornelis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cornelis Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Cornelis family name include Cornelius, Cornelis, Cornellis, Cornelys and others. Early Notables of the Cornelis familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cornelis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Cornelis migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Cornelis surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Cornelis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Divertgen Cornelis, who settled in New Netherland (New York) in 1634
- Broer Cornelis, who arrived in New York in 1634 2
- Divertgen Cornelis, who landed in New York in 1634 2
- Maurits Cornelis, aged 20, who landed in New York in 1642 2
- Jan Cornelis, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1651 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cornelis (post 1700) | + |
- Jan Cornelis Hofman (1889-1966), alias Jean Hofman, Dutch art painter
- Jan Cornelis Snoeck (1927-2018), Dutch sculptor and ceramis
- Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier GCB, GCSI, CIE, FRS (1810-1890), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, British soldier, Governor of Gibraltar (1876-1883), Acting Viceroy of India (1863)
- Pieter Cornelis Boutens (1870-1943), Dutch poet, classicist, and mystic
- Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1818-1889), Dutch oculist
- Cornelis Gijsbertus "Kees" van Aelst (1916-2000), Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Cornelis Pieter "Piet" van den Hoek (1921-2015), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II
- Cornelis Piet "Pete" Hoekstra (b. 1953), Dutch-American politician
- Cornelis "Cor" Groot (1909-1978), Dutch sailor, who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Cornelis Bicker van Swieten (1592-1654), heer (lord) van Swieten, Amsterdam regent of the Dutch Republic
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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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