Family name Cornelius (Cornelius 
, Корнелий 
, Корнелиус ) , around the globe, is a common last name. The cognomen Cornelius is habitual in Guernsey, where it is a common surname, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and South Africa. Likewise, Cornelius is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Cornelius | United States, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| Корнелий | Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Корнелиус | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| קורנליוס | Israel |
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| gaius cornelius Roman knight, follower of and co-conspirator with Catilina against Cicero (b. 100) |
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| gaius cornelius Roman Republic tribune of the plebs in 67 BC (b. 150) |
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| cn. cornelius client of the Cornelii Scipiones of the 1st century BC (b. 200) |
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| gaius cornelius (b. 401) |
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| publius cornelius consular tribune between 389 and 385 BC (b. 450) |
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| a. cornelius quaestor 459 BC (b. 500) |
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| ulrich cornelius DE (b. 1400) |
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| andreas cornelius Dutch historian, NL (b. 1550) |
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| john cornelius English Jesuit priest and martyr, GB (b. 1557) |
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| johan heinrich cornelius Swedish painter, SE (b. 1722) |
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peter von cornelius painter from Germany (1783-1867), DE (b. 1783) |
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| hinrich cornelius (b. 1724) |
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elias cornelius American missionary, US (b. 1794) |
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| elias cornelius (1758-1823) (b. 1758) |
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| aloys cornelius DE (b. 1748) |
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