Cort Surname

107,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Cort Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the court,' an enclosure, a mansion (v. Court); Middle English cort.

Richard le Cort, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This, no doubt, ought to be 'de la Cort.' The error is common in early registers.

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Cort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9541:185,49618,476
Guyana6081:1,254201
England5881:94,75910,119
Spain3191:146,55810,893
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Australia611:442,55234,724
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
Antigua and Barbuda351:2,833434
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Romania321:627,43344,366
France311:2,142,668174,004
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Wales141:221,03813,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Panama51:782,45211,059
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:71,9047,990
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

The alternate forms: Čort (2) & Cört (1) are calculated separately.

Cort (2,191) may also be a first name.

Cort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the court,' an enclosure, a mansion (v. Court); Middle English cort.

Richard le Cort, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This, no doubt, ought to be 'de la Cort.' The error is common in early registers.

1583. Stephen Swan and Elizabeth Corte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1733. Married — John Cort and Margaret King: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) = Court, q.v. (Teutonic-Latin) Short [Old Norse kort-r-Dutch kort, Latin curt-usj Richard le Cort.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the Old Norse kortr, short. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Court. See A’Court.

The Norman People (1874)

Cort Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cort Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cort is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Čort or Cört. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cort? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cort is the 107,705th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,683,036 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cort live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 160,034th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 2,191 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,954 people, or 1 in 185,496. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Cort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cort last name grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cort surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cort are 4.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.07% registered with the party.

The amount Cort earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.68% more than the national average, earning R 569,568 per year; in United States they earn 17.17% more than the national average, earning $50,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čort922/
Cört921/
Court8926,189/
Corte8914,194/
Corts893,652/
Coert891,290/
Cordt89993/
Chort89654/
Cohrt89288/
Coort89279/
Czort89225/
Ciort89124/
Corth89116/
Scort8934/
Cortt898/
Corrt892/
Corht891/
Cuort890/
Cor866,865/
Courts803,135/
Cordts802,074/
Courte801,304/
Coerdt80203/
Chorte80175/
Coiret80154/
Coordt80112/
Courth8055/
Cortte8052/
Cortts8048/
Coorts8038/
Scortt8034/
Courdt809/
Coyret807/
Courtt802/
Cordth802/
Cortës802/
Ccourt801/
Cordte801/
Corrts801/
Cotrte801/
Chohrt801/
Chorth801/
Ciorte801/
Corthe801/
Cortės801/
Zchort800/
Corr7513,147/
Core758,999/
Kort757,881/
Curt754,593/
Cart752,941/
Cord752,487/
Cour751,016/
Sort75896/
Corp75846/
Coor75615/
Zort75325/
Coir75243/
Jort75117/
Cohr7556/
Corz7530/
Cotr7510/
Kcor755/
Cuor754/
Cojr753/
Ckor752/
Cosr752/
Qort752/
Gcor752/
Ccor751/
Coyr751/
Coordts7349/
Courths735/
Cortova734/
Szczort732/
Cortová731/
Chorthe731/
Cortdts731/
Courdts731/
D'Corte731/
Stchort731/
Courthe731/
Courrts730/
Korte6724,913/
Corre6714,930/
Korth678,437/
Hjort675,334/
Carte674,993/
Cords672,263/
Koert672,259/
Khort671,521/
Kohrt671,460/
Curth671,452/
Coore671,312/
Curts671,301/
Jordt671,231/
Kordt67984/
Koort67732/
Curdt67716/
Coire67592/
Chart67584/
Soort67525/
Kourt67440/
Cuore67356/
Czart67310/
Sohrt67308/
Coord67295/
Chord67280/
Sorth67231/
Coure67202/
Curte67199/
Côrte67189/
Courr67173/
Kortt67109/
Cartt6777/
Churt6764/
Jorth6762/
Jorte6761/
Scart6759/
Cordz6756/
Ccart6748/
Ccore6731/
Carth6727/
Zorte6727/
Zortz6724/
Scord6719/
Cordì6715/
Curtt6712/
Jourt6712/
Courp6712/
Qorte6710/
Cuhrt679/
Cottr674/
Courd673/
Zhort673/
Korht673/
Cardt673/
Zoort673/
Corpp672/
Carts672/
Cordh672/
Carrt672/
Caurt672/
Zorth672/
Jorts672/
Corzs672/
Qucor671/
Cordd671/
Cordtová671/
Corhs671/
Cothr671/
Curht671/
Currt671/
Coirp671/
Ckart671/
Tsort671/
Kcorr671/
Kortd671/
Ciart671/
Côrts671/
Jortt671/
Jortz671/
Zorzt671/
Qourt671/
Giort671/
Czárt671/
Càrte671/
Cahrt671/
Corhe671/
Coerd671/
Ckhor671/
Cojre671/
Cousr671/
Coyre671/
Dcart671/
Quort670/
Coorr670/
Carzt670/
Hsort670/
Joort670/

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