Tracing the Cornet Family Name

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Cornett could easily become Cornet. Its meaning, shared with Cornett, is “Horn player / little corner”. Without the “t” of Cornett, Cornet is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Cornutt.

Spanish statistics put 516 people with Cornet in first position and 433 in second. French birth records list 10,739 children named Cornet between 1891 and 2000.

There is no single Cornet family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Cornet surname pack.