As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CORNER. From residence at the corner of a street or highway. In the H.R., De la Cornere. It was latinized by in Anrulo. In the second vol. of the Rolls it occurs as ill Agjlo five times (all with different Christian names,) as in Anglo 17, andas?i Aiffulo 19 times. A less likely derivation is from Le Coruner and Corona tor, a coroner. De Corner and Le Corner are also found in the H.R. See Nangle.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Occupational name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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