Cornhill

English

Etymology

From Old English corn (corn) + hyll (hill).

Proper noun

Cornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Cornhills)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A ward and street in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281).
    2. A suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9107).
    3. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5858).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cornhill is the 15507th most common surname in England, belonging to 332 individuals.

Further reading

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