Coronell Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Clerks wrote Coronel in many ways, and Coronell is one that stuck. Taken at its root, Coronell points to “Commander, colonel”. Coronell adds “l” to Coronel, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Cornell.

Arms linked to Coronel and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Coronell family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.