Cornish Surnames

The names

• Angove

• Angwin

• Annear

• Argus

  Greek

  "bright, shining, glistening"

  Also spelled as Argos, this name appears in Greek mythology, borne by Odysseus's loyal dog, by a giant creature with a hundred eye, a son of Zeus and King of Argos, and an Argonaut ship builder. The…

  

• Bennetto

• Bligh

• Bolitho

• Bosanko

• Cardy

• Carew

  Welsh

  "fort near a slope"

  Noted bearers of this surname include a metaphysical poet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a baseball Hall of Famer, so there's plenty of hero-name inspiration.

  

• Carlyon

• Carne

• Carvasso

• Chenoweth

• Chenowith

• Chynoweth

• Couch

• Cuff

• Curnow

• Gwavas