Courtenay Forename

124,648th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,295 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Courtenay Forename Definition:

A male name. one of the considerable number of aristocratic surnames now often used as christian names. The family of de Courtenay, famous in the West country, took its name originally from Courtenay in the Ile de France.

Courtenay Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
82%
2,2991:157,6936,099
Canada
 
76%
3581:92,5514,843
England
89%
 
2241:248,2276,736
South Africa
76%
 
881:619,68927,697
Australia-801:170,7204,694
New Zealand-651:69,7853,397
Trinidad and Tobago
61%
 
521:26,1812,890
Barbados-261:11,1461,138
Jamaica-211:137,2975,200
Wales
100%
161:193,3943,524
Northern Ireland-71:263,3071,965
Scotland
 
75%
51:1,070,07310,235
Belize
50%
 
51:70,8624,575
United Arab Emirates-51:1,430,39943,518
Thailand
 
83%
51:14,013,163173,193
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Germany-31:32,225,95964,270
Switzerland-31:2,737,83221,065
Ireland
86%
 
31:1,547,8407,573
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Sweden-11:9,857,90778,968
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Papua New Guinea-11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333

Courtenay (2,339) may also be a surname.

Courtenay Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. one of the considerable number of aristocratic surnames now often used as christian names. The family of de Courtenay, famous in the West country, took its name originally from Courtenay in the Ile de France.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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