Definition of "Cornwallis"

An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.  examples

A placename:

1. A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.  examples

2. A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand.  examples

3. The Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, a rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.  examples

5. Ellipsis of Cornwallis River.  examples

6. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Island.  examples

7. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Township.  examples