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Cornyn

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Cornyn is a surname in English-language countries; it is from Ireland originally, and is the equivalent of Curneen.[1] According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cornyns were part of the Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 BC.[2]

Notable people sharing the surname Cornyn

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References

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  1. ^ Michael C. O'Laughlin, The Book of Irish Families: Great & Small (Irish Roots Cafe, 2002: ISBN 0940134098), p. 66.
  2. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. p. 61. ISBN 0899503624.