# 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 historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cornyns were part of the [Conmaicne](/source/Conmaicne) Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the [Erainn](/source/Erainn) tribe, the second wave of [Celts](/source/Celts) to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 [BC](/source/Before_Christ).[2]

## Notable people sharing the surname Cornyn

- [Alison Cornyn](/source/Alison_Cornyn), American interdisciplinary artist

- [John Cornyn](/source/John_Cornyn) (born 1952), United States Senator for Texas

- [Stan Cornyn](/source/Stan_Cornyn) (born 1933), American record label executive

- [William Cornyn](/source/William_Cornyn) (1906–1971), Canadian-born American linguist

## See also

- [Irish clans](/source/Irish_clans)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Michael C. O'Laughlin, *The Book of Irish Families: Great & Small* (Irish Roots Cafe, 2002: [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0940134098](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0940134098)), p. 66.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). *Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland*. [Jefferson, North Carolina](/source/Jefferson%2C_North_Carolina), United States, and London: [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company). p. 61. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0899503624](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0899503624).

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