Corteen Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Corteen Surname Definition:

From Mac Cruitin, 'Cruitin's Son' (cruit, a 'hump'). Cruitin becomes Curtin by metathesis.

‘Ceallach Mac Curtin, historian of Thomond', a.d. 1376.

It is a purely Manx name.

Corteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Isle of Man231:3,731815
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man681:798129
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Corteen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Mac Cruitin, 'Cruitin's Son' (cruit, a 'hump'). Cruitin becomes Curtin by metathesis.

‘Ceallach Mac Curtin, historian of Thomond', a.d. 1376.

It is a purely Manx name.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Corteen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corteen is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corteen? popularity and diffusion

Corteen is the 973,426th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Corteen is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Corteen reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Corteen is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 24 percent are found, Merseyside, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 16 percent are found. Excluding England Corteen occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Corteen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corteen has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Corteen last name rose 1,138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corteen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corteen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Corteen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courteen935/
Corten921,579/
Courten86123/
Corteyn86101/
Chorten8643/
Coerten8643/
Corthen8630/
Carteen8611/
Cortten860/
Scorten860/
Cortn831/
Courtien80201/
Courteyn8033/
Scourten8030/
Hjorteen808/
Courthen803/
Chhorten803/
Cortejan801/
Cortejon801/
Courtean800/
Corthean800/
Korten772,261/
Carten77842/
Cürten77394/
Curten77137/
Cortin77126/
Sorten7721/
Cörten777/
Courtn774/
Cortne772/
Jorten772/
Zorten771/
Cortem770/
Cortenova7590/
Courtheyn7540/
Chhortten751/
Corttejon750/
Cortina7127,318/
Courtin718,756/
Carthen71700/
Koerten71208/
Hjorten7195/
Ciortin7135/
Khorten7132/
Cortain7124/
Carteyn7119/
Courtyn7118/
Carteng7113/
Charten7111/
Chortin715/
Courtne715/
Cartenì714/
Sarteen713/
Kortuen712/
Kortten711/
Kourten711/
Cartien711/
Kerteen711/
Carrten711/
Cuirten710/
Curtien710/
Churten710/
Courtieyon710/
Cartten710/
Corting710/
Cartein710/
Cuortin710/
Jorthen710/
Cortion710/
Courtain67366/
Cortojan6734/
Hjorthen6732/
Courtion6724/
Courting6716/
Cartn6714/
Kourthen676/
Cartejon673/
Courtina671/
Courtijn671/
Korthein671/
Charthen671/
Cordting671/
Kortejan671/
Curtn671/
Kurtteen671/
Cartenne670/
Carteine670/
Chartten670/

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