52%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. kawr-NEHL [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from the given name Cornelius. PopularityDetails Last ranked #962 in 1990 United States Categories black history, Castlevania characters, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, Sims 3 characters, surnames, The Four Hundred members, Ys characters