
Cornwall Surname Registry
updated
July 06, 2009
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| Surname | Years in Cornwall | Town and/or Area | Contact |
| Adames | unknown | Manaccan, Helston | L Smethurst |
| Adams | 1800-1835 | St Blazey | Mary Lou |
| Adams | 1600s+ | Madron | Robin G Duhs |
| Allen | bef 1800 | Gwenapp? | Michael Lightfoot |
| Allen | 1800s | St Austell | B. Parker |
| Andrewartha | all | all | John Smith |
| Angove | not given | not given | Trish |
| Annear | pre 1840 | St Austell, Redruth | G Watkins |
| Annear | 1865+ | Gwennap, Redruth | Katharine Samuelson |
| Argall | 700+ | Madron, Perranzabuloe, St Agnes, Newlyn East, et al. | Ian Argall |
| Arthur | all | Trevalga, St Teath, Delabole | Gloria |
| Arthur | early-mid 1800s | Uny Lelant | Pamela Veenstra |
| Ash | 1700-1890 | St Agnes, Helston, Perranzabuloe | Judy Auld |
| Auld | not given | St Just | Suzanne Auld |
| Babary | 1812 onwards | Wendon, Gwinear | Rebecca Norrell |
| Badcock | bef 1870 | Looe | Sue King |
| Badge | 300+ | West Country | Walter C L Badge |
| Ball | early 1800s | St Johns, St Germans | David Turner |
| Ball | 1580-1800 | St Minver | Sylvia Rowe |
| Bants | always | St Teath, St Winnow, St Stephens in Brannel | Steve Dickson |
| Barber | early 1800s | Trewen | Georgi P Sills |
| Barbery | 1800s | Pentewan | Neil Roberts |
| Barnicoat | 1500-1700 | Mawnan | Linda Cackett |
| Barnicoat | 1800-2000 | Truro | Linda Cackett |
| Barrett | 1869-1890 | St Austell | Trevor Bryan |
| Bastard | 1700+ | Llanteglos by Camelford | Vanessa Cox |
| Basten | 1700+ | Kenwyn | Cathy Carley |
| Bawden | 1563 - present | Constantine, Mawgan, Illogan | Dave Bawden |
| Bawden | 1800s-1900s | not given | June |
| Bawden | 1800s | Truro, Kenwyn | R Howe |
| Bazeley | bef 1800 | Gwenapp? | Michael Lightfoot |
| Beard | 1800s | St Austell | Carolyn Williams |
| Beard | 1700+ | Stithians | Robert Beard |
| Beard | 1700-1850 | Tregony | Sylvia Rowe |
| Beckerleg | bef 1820 | Gwenapp | Michael Lightfoot |
| Bed(g)good | 1600 onwards | not given | Don Bidgood |
| Beer | 1700+ | Truro | David Teague |
| Benbow | 1740-present | Redruth, Gwennap | William P Benbow |
| Benhallack, Bennallack | 1600-1800 | Probus, Ruan Lanyhorne, Tregony | Sylvia Rowe |
| Bennetts | 1833-1920s | Camborne, Cubert, Redruth, Somerset | L Bennetts |
| Bennetts | pre records - 1900 | Tywardreath, St Blazey | Julia Bennetts |
| Bennetts | pre-records to date | West Cornwall | Colin Roderick |
| Beringer | 1830-? | not given | Ruth E Avila |
| Berryman | 1800-present | Silverwell, Truro | Carroll Berryman |
| Beswetherick | not given | Gluvias | Roger Beswetherick |
| Biddick | 1600+ | St Issey parish, Trewince farm | Biddick |
| Biddick | not given | Redruth | Johnson |
| Bidgood | 1600 onwards | all | Don Bidgood |
| Bilkey | pre 1872 | Penzance, St Ives | Eileen Mandley |
| Bilky, Bilkey | 1650ish to 1850 | Creed, Camborne, Brannel | Sue Prideaux |
| Billing | 1825 | St Issey, St Kew, St Teath, St Tudy, St Breward | Matthew Pascoe |
| Binney | 1800+ | St Agness | Anne O'Brien |
| Binney, Benn(e)y | 1800-1863 | Carharrack | Carol Binney |
| Bishop | early 1800s | Padstow | Linda Livingstone |
| Blamey | 1800s | Redruth, Gwenapp | Jan Neuman |
| Blee | 1840-1890 | St Austell | Kathy Grant |
| Blight | to 1805 | St German | Circe Powell |
| Blight | 1870-1899? | Leland, near St Ives | Melissa Hatfield |
| Boase | 300 | Newyn | Dominic Corry |
| Boase | all | Penzance, Paul, Madron, Falmouth | Hilary Boase |
| Body | 1800s | not given | Jim Akers |
| Bolitho | 30 | Penryn | Tamsyn Harris |
| Bonds | bef 1800 | Gwenapp? | Michael Lightfoot |
| Bone | late 1500+ | St Stephen in Brannel | Rita Bone Kopp |
| Bone | 1700+ | Budock | Jacquie Cook |
| Bone | 200+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Bone | 1700 to present | Redruth | John Manning |
| Bone | pre 1885 emig | Perranzabuloe, St Enoder, Newlyn East | Heather B English |
| Bosence | 1600s+ | Madron & area | Robin G Duhs |
| Boson | 400+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Botheras | 1800 - 1900 | West Penwith | Graham Botheras |
| Bowcher & variants | all | Kerrier District | Donald E Curkeet |
| Bowhay | any | Stoke Climsland | Vincent Giles |
| Brabyn | 1800+ | Newlyn | Maureen Gunson |
| Bray | 1650-1900 | St Teath, Tywardreath, St Kew, Wabstow, N. Tamerton | Quintin White |
| Bray | bef 1800 | Looe | Sue King |
| Bray | 1550-1850 | St Gennys, Poundstock, Marhamchurch | Pat Argue |
| Brent | Any | St Dominick | Vincent Giles |
| Brewer | 1700-1860 | Padstow, St Minver, St Ervan | Linda |
| Broad | pre 1800 | Truro, Cornelly, Veryan, Tregony | Alan |
| Brokenshire | 1500-present | St Columb Major, St Dennis, St Austell | Rosemary Rana |
| Brown | Breage | 1800s | Carolyn Williams |
| Burden | bef 1900 | St Mabyn | Sue King |
| Burge | 1798-1900 | Helston, Wendron, Breage | Diane Tamulior |
| Burns | 1800+ | Redruth | Lisa Lorenzen |
| Buse | not given | not given | Chava Buse |
| Bussell | 400+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Butler | not given | Bodmin | Jan Butler |
| Butters | 200 yrs | St Just | Kirsty |
| Cannon | 1751-1871 | Gwennap | Shirley Noble |
| Carbis | up to 1900 | Kenwyn, Three Burrows, Higher/Lower Tremar Coombe, St Cleer, Hawksland | Ronald Carbis |
| Carbis | From 1300 | All Cornwall | John C Carbis |
| Carkeet & variants | all | all | Donald E Curkeet |
| Carnew, Canoe, Cornew | unknown | unknown | Elizabeth Larsen |
| Carter | 1851-1940 | Redruth | Carol Buckheit |
| Carter | all | St Agnes, Perranzabuloe | Joan Carter |
| Carveth | bef 1850 | Wadebridge (St Breock) | Michael Lightfoot |
| Champion | 1769 | Truro? | Mary |
| Champion | 1785+ | St Issey, Bodmin, St Columb | Matthew Pascoe |
| Chapman | 1875 | Wadebridge | Will Chapman |
| Chapman | 1831-1840 | Launceston | Will Chapman |
| Chapman | 1811-1843 | Werrington | Will Chapman |
| Chappel(l), Chapple | pre 1881 | Paul, Penzance | Melissa Hogan |
| Chappell | all | West Penwith | Will Wallis |
| Chapple | 1800+ | Helston | R & J Lister |
| Chapple | 1800+ | Helston | L & J Parkes |
| Clark | 1786-1850 | St Austell | Tulio Clark |
| Clemens | 1800 to present | Kingsand, Maker | Gary Coulter |
| Clemo | 1800± | Redruth | Angela Moore |
| Clemo(w), Clyma | up to 1900 | Kenwyn, Three Burrows, Higher/Lower Tremar Coombe, St Cleer, Hawksland | Ronald Carbis |
| Clemow, Clyma | 1790+ | Kenwym, Burrow, Kea, Perranz? | Dean |
| Chenoweth | all | Kerrier District | Donald E Curkeet |
| Clifton | 1500-present | Week St, Mary, Camborne, Penzance | John W Clifton |
| Cloke | 45 | Mevagissey | Stephanie Quinn |
| Coad | 24 | Kea | Leslie Coad |
| Coath | 1639 | Cambourne | Rebecca |
| Cocking | 1800-present | Truro, St Agnes, all Cornwall | Jenni |
| Cocking | 1760-1816 | St Agnes | Sheila Siford |
| Cockrell | 1890-1930 | Mylor, Falmouth | Bellion |
| Cole | 1600-1700 | St Erth | Chase Cole |
| Collick | 1800+ | Breage, Ashton | Hilary Boase |
| Collins | 1816 to date | Falmouth | Sheila Wilson |
| Colmer | 1780-90 | Torpoint | Linda Lawless |
| Colwell | 1791 | Stratton | Peter J Smith |
| Cook | 1800s | St Martin on the Looe | John Faber |
| Cook | 1700-1892 | St Martins by Looe, Higher Hay Farm | Sandra C Lesh |
| Cooke, Cook | 1827-1881 | Phillack | Randy Beeson |
| Cooke | 19c | Calstock | John Wilson |
| Coombe | 1781-1856 | North Bovey, Devonshire | Larry P Cornwell |
| Coombe | bef 1860 | Helston, St Austell, Tywardreath | Ruth |
| Cornish | 1792 to present | Kilkhampton | Janise |
| Cory | 1794 - mid 1800s | St Ives, St Austell + | BC Cory |
| Couch | 1600-1700 | South Petherwin | Neil Roberts |
| Courties | 1665+ | Mullion | Amanda Taylor |
| Crabb | 1750s + | St Ive, Linkinhorne | Joyce Maxwell |
| Crabb(e), Crab, Craib | any | any | John Crabbe |
| Craze | 1650-1870 | Illogan, Carn Brea | David Craze |
| Cregoe | any | Gerrans, surrounding areas | Debbie McDonald |
| Crocker | 1650-1900 | St Ewe, Cuby, Illogan, Wendron, Camborne | David Crocker |
| Crowgey | 1600-1850 | Camborne, Brannel, Constatine, Wendron | Sue Prideaux |
| Crowle | not given | Helston | Elaine |
| Curgenven | 1600-1900 | Portloe, Veryan | Vic Ellis |
| Curtis | 1700-1850 | Tregony | Sylvia Rowe |
| Cuttance | 1600-1800s | St Keverne & Mylor | Pamela Veenstra |
| Dabb | 1700-1900 | St Agnes, Probus | Mary Lou |
| Daniel | 1820-1891 | St Just in Penwith | Evelyn Hall |
| Dannan | 1400-1900 | Launceston, St Teath, Lanteglos | Matthew Dannan |
| Davies | not given | Redruth | Dorothy Dunlop |
| Davis, Davies | 1800-1900 | St Ives | Amy V Kelen |
| Dawe | not given | Launceston | Dave Dawe |
| Deeble | 1700-1900 | Kea, Kenwyn | Yvette |
| Denmark | not given | any | Pauline Denmark |
| Dennis | 1800s | Pendennis, Falmouth | Jill Ennever |
| de Wick | 1140 - ? | Cardinham, Bodmin | Danielle Dewick |
| Dingle | 17th cent onwards | Ruanlanihorne | Yvonne Fearnley |
| Doney | 1700- present | Lewannick, Lezant | Josie |
| Dony | 1765 | North Hill | Peter J Smith |
| Down | all | Calstock, Kenwyn | Marjorie |
| Downing | 1600s-?? | St Just, Penwith | Junius Downing |
| Drake | 1763-1852+ | Menhenoit, Landrake, Liskeard | Owl |
| Drew | pre-records to date | West Cornwall | Colin Roderick |
| Dunbar | 1800- | St Gluvius, Penryn, Budock | Patrick RL Dunbar |
| Dunn | all years | Altarnun, Lewanick, Launcestorn | Janice Rosevear |
| Dunstan | 1800 to present | Illogan & Camborne, Brea, Tuckingmill | Maurice McLean |
| Dunstan | up to early 1900s | Ponsanooth | Carolyn Haines |
| Dunstone | 1885 -1930 | Camborne | Lynne Smith |
| Eastman | ca 1796, ca 1830 | Redruth, St Austell | Audrea Farley |
| Eddi & variants | all | Manaccan | Donald E Curkeet |
| Edmonds | 1700s-1900 | Marazion | Lois Mackin |
| Edwards | 1600 | St Agnes | Edwards |
| Ellis | 1700-1900 | Isles of Scilly | Vic Ellis |
| Ellis | 1900 to present | St Ives | Linda J L Ellis |
| Ellory | 1804-1900s | St Austell | Paul McDougall |
| Endean | unknown | Redruth | Bob Harrision |
| Eva | bef 1800 | Helston | Michael Lightfoot |
| Eva | not given | Camborne | Joe Callahan |
| Eva | not given | Falmouth | Patricia Thomas |
| Fauckner | 300 | Redruth | David Steer |
| Faull | 1600+ | all Cornwall | Jacqy Faull |
| Flindell | 1770s onward | Manaccan, Helford, Falmouth, Redruth | Pat |
| Flowers | 1800s | St Ives, St Austell + | BC Cory |
| Floyd | not given | Camborne | Diane Tesene |
| Foale | 1800-1900 | North | Barry Foale |
| Fookes | all | Philliehg, St Clear, Duloe | Debbie McDonald |
| Fox | 1800, 1850 | Trebath Falmouth | Paul Willson |
| Foxwell | 1800s-1842 | St Keverne, Penzance | Michele Pfau |
| Francis | all | St Enoder, Withiel, Lanivet, Bodmin, Padstow+ | Judy Hall |
| Frayn(e) | not given | Egloskerry | Peggy R Gleich |
| Frethey | from 16c | Lostwithiel, St Veep | John Wilson |
| Friggens | 1700-1870 | Gulval, Cornwall | Joanne Brentari |
| Frost | 1600-1900 | Isles of Scilly, Portloe, Veryan | Vic Ellis |
| Furze | 1740 | Truro | Elizabeth |
| Gale | not given | Cornwall | Tom Wagner |
| Garland | 1800+ | Tintagel | Ann Garland |
| Gay | not given | Egloskerry | Peggy R Gleich |
| George | 1841-1891 | Mawgan | Tom George |
| George | 1830-1860s | Breage | Heather Pearce |
| Gichard | 1700+ | St Austell + | Elsa Kelly |
| Gidley | 1700+ | Penzance | Carolyn Williams |
| Gilbert | 1800 to date | Crowan | Sheila Wilson |
| Gilbert | mid-1600s on | St Austell, St Neot, St Germans | Jane Gilbert |
| Gilbert | 1600 onwards | Breage | Pauline Toye |
| Gilbert | 1600+ | Mullion | Amanda Taylor |
| Gist, Giste, Gyste | not given | Kilkhampton | Carol Kilby |
| Gladden | not given | not given | Charles Burt |
| Glanville | all | Altarnun, St Austell | Janice |
| Glasson | 1799-1900 | Kenwyn | Jessica Amell |
| Glinn | 1700-1920 | Kingsand, Cawsand, Rame | Simon Glinn |
| Goldsack | 1800s-early 1900s | St Agnes | D Paterson |
| Goldsworthy | 1700 to present | Redruth | John Manning |
| Godden | 1778-1872 | Rame, Calstock, Samford Spinney | Carol Wood |
| Goode | not given | not given | Marcia Witt |
| Goudge | 1700-1870 | Roche | Joanne Brentari |
| Goyne | 1900 - | Lostwithiel | Patrick RL Dunbar |
| Gray | 17th cent onwards | Redruth | Yvonne Fearnley |
| Greenfield | not given | not given | Charles Burt |
| Gregor | bef 1820 | Gwenapp | Michael Lightfoot |
| Gregory | 1790-1900 | Stokeclimsland | Marilyn Lacey |
| Gregory | 1750-1875 | Lantaglos, No Perthwin | Carol G Wright |
| Grenfell | not given | St Just | Norma McClain |
| Gribble | pre 1876 | Redruth | Donna Green |
| Griffin | to 1845 | Merther and surrounding towns | Dan Griffin |
| Gumb | 1800+ | Linkinhorne | Maureen Gunson |
| Gummow | bef 1850 | Egloshayle | Sue King |
| Gummow, Gummo, Gumma | bef 1880s | St Clement, Truro, St Mary | Richard W Gummow |
| Guy | 1600-1800 | St Minver | Sylvia Rowe |
| Ham | 1700s-1800s | Morwenstow | Ian MacEachern |
| Hambly | 1827+ | unknown | Terry Collins |
| Hammett | 1600-1800 | St Minver | Sylvia Rowe |
| Hancock | all | Redruth, Camborne, Mousehole | Jennifer Bodrie |
| Harris | 1760-1930 | Calstock | Guy Harris |
| Harris | not given | St Ives | Dorothy Dunlop |
| Harris | 1700-1900 | Falmouth, Illogan | Yvette |
| Harris | 1900s | Truro, St Agnes | Jenni |
| Harris | 1700-1830 | St Stephen in Brannel, St Neot | Kevynne |
| Harris | 1760-1940 | St Neot | Mary Zednick |
| Harris | 1800-2000 | Camborne | Ultonian |
| Harris | bef 1820 | Camborne | Michael Lightfoot |
| Harris | 1800s-1920 | Falmouth, Illogan | Jenni |
| Harris | 1800-1900s | not given | June |
| Harris | 1800-1861 | Antonym Torpoint | Deanna Belyavski |
| Harry | 1800+ | Redruth | Lisa Lorenzen |
| Harvey | pre 1801 onwards | Crowan, Penzance | Julie Clift |
| Harvey | pre 1847 | Breage | Sue Davidson |
| Harvey | 1750-1850 | Penzance | Jackie Hill |
| Hawke | pre 1800 & later | Tywardreath, Linkinhorne & other areas | Hazel |
| Hawes | bef 1600 to now | Lelant | Jana |
| Hawke | 1850 | Roche | Marvin Bogh |
| Hawken | 1700s | Landlivery | Thomas Hawken |
| Heard | 1600-1780 | Lawhitton, St. Genny's | Lena Gilchrist |
| Hendra | not given | Camborne | Diane Tesene |
| Henwood | 1790+ | Stoke Climsland, Gwennap, Tywardreath | Astrid Hardiman |
| Hewitt, Hewett | bef 1800 | Lanivet | Michael Lightfoot |
| Hicks | 1823-1830 | unknown | Lanette Burns |
| Hicks | 1900+ | Bodmin | Heather Pearce |
| Higgins, Higgans, Higgens | 1600-1900 | Gwennap, Phillack | Jim Higgins |
| Higgins | not given | Perranzabuloe | Tony |
| Higham | 1700s-1900s | Crowan, Breage, Praze | Julia Gilbert |
| Higinton | 1800+ | Launceston | Steven Coster |
| Hill | 1865-1930 | Camborne | Lynne Smith |
| Hobbs | 1600-1900 | Gorran | Debbie McDonald |
| Hoblyn | 1700-2007 | St Columb | Esther Scott |
| Hocking | 1600-1910 | Redruth, Gwennap, Camborne, Marazion, Kenwyn | Alan Hocking |
| Hodge | post 1800 | Tywardreath | Brian |
| Hodges | pre 1865 | Pensyla | Dave Bawden |
| Holbry | 1860-1890 | Liskeard & Lostwithiel | Patrick RL Dunbar |
| Hollow | all | any | Colin Hollow |
| Holman | 1820-1850 | Callington, Cornwall | Ray Thomas |
| Holwill | 1800-1870 | Falmouth | David Middleton |
| Hooper | 1700-1900 | Cardinham, Duloe | Cheryl L Hagan-Deschamps |
| Hooper | 1827-1850s | Kilhampton | Ellen |
| Hooper | 1773-1871 | Harrowbarrow, Calstock | Hilma Ardito |
| Hosken, Hosking | 1600-1900 | St Just in Penwith | Dot H Huntley |
| Hoskin | bef 1850 | Egloshayle | Sue King |
| Hoskin(s), Hosken(s) | pre 1881 | Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Madron | Melissa Hogan |
| Hosking | pre 1911 | newlyn, Madron, Penzance | Linda J Hovatter |
| Howe | 1800s-present | St Stephens, St Austell, Callington | Bryan Aggett |
| Huddy | 1661-1699 | Probus | Nalani Markell |
| Huddy | 1851-1870 | St Agnes Parish, Goonown Hamlet | Sandy Valade |
| Humphrys | pre 1891 | Mousehole | P J Pollard |
| Hussen | 1800-present | Truro | Carroll Berryman |
| Hutchens | 200+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Huthnance | since 1400 | anywhere | Mary Kernebone |
| Ireland | not given | Lands End | Georgiann Sproed |
| Jacka | 1800+ | St John, Truro | Janet |
| James | 1800s-1842 | St Keverne, Penzance | Michele Pfau |
| James | 1800s-early 1900s | St Agnes | D Paterson |
| Jeffery | not given | Crowlas | Dorothy Dunlop |
| Jeffrey | not given | Newquay | Jenny |
| Jeffery | pre 1911 | Newlyn, Madron, Penzance | Linda J Hovatter |
| Jenkin | 1662-1700 | Vergan, Gorron, Wendron | Raymond Jenkin |
| Jenkin | not given | Newquay | Mike |
| Jenkin | 1600+ | Stithians, Sithney, Wendron, Constantine | Albert Jenkin |
| Jenkins | 1800 to 1881 | Phillack? | Randy Beeson |
| Jennings | 1793-1860 | Gwennap, Combhill | Jenni Mulholland |
| Jewel | 400+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Jewell | 1700-present | St Genny's Stratton | Sharon Spry |
| Johns | 1800+ | Redruth | M Turley |
| Johns | 1800-1871 | St Columb, Rosdinnick, Cornwal | Wendy Gordon |
| Johns | 1800+ | St Stithians, Gwennap | M Turley |
| Johns | up to 1875 | St Ives | Cynthia Gregg |
| Jones | 1770-1871 | St Columb Major | Wendy Gordon |
| Jose | not given | St Ewe | Marilyn Lacey |
| Julep | 1770 | Gwinear | Tom Wagner |
| Julian | 1731 onwards | Grampound, Withiel | Michael Brookes |
| Keast | All | All | Philip Keast |
| Keast | 1700+ | Probus, St Allen, Ladock | Diane Lodge |
| Kemp | 300+ | Stithians | John Warren |
| Kemp, Kempe | all | Gerrans, surrounding areas | Debbie McDonald |
| Kemp | 1800s | Redruth, Helston, St Austell | Jill Denman |
| Kenner | all | Tresmere, Laneast | Victoria Terrell |
| Keverne | all | West Cornwall | Will Wallis |
| Keverne | all | all | Rob Symons |
| Kewn | 1875+ | Penzance | Amanda Taylor |
| Kidd | 1840s | Penzance | Colin Roderick |
| Kinsman | to 1810 | Poundstock | Andrew Kinsman |
| Kinsman | 1595-present | St Agnes, Kilkhampton, Redruth, Mt Hawk | Bob Kinsman |
| Kirkeet, Carkeet | 1680-1800 | Veryan, Tregony | Sylvia Rowe |
| Kneebone | 200+ | Newlyn, Mousehole | Dominic Corry |
| Kneebone | after 1700 | West Cornwall | Mary Kernebone |
| Knight | 1790-1870 | Kea, Liskeard | Jean Shephard |
| Kressinger | not given | Kingsand | Bill Covington |
| Kressinger | 200+ | Kingsand | Dominic Corry |