Cortin Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cortin 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.

Cortin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France681:976,805110,007
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Cortin (21) may also be a first name.

Cortin 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

Cortin Last Name Facts

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

Cortin is found most frequently in France. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Cortin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Cortin is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Cortin are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Cortin is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 976,805. In France it is primarily found in: Guadeloupe, where 26 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 21 percent live and Île-de-France, where 21 percent live. Aside from France Cortin is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Cortin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cortin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cortin surname grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cortin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortina9227,318/
Courtin928,756/
Ciortin9235/
Chortin925/
Corting920/
Cuortin920/
Cortion920/
Cortn911/
Courtien86201/
Courtion8624/
Courting8616/
Courtijn861/
Cordting861/
Courtina861/
Curtin8322,892/
Cartin833,629/
Corten831,579/
Kortin83128/
Cortim8318/
Sortin8317/
Courtn834/
Jortin834/
Cortne832/
Zortin832/
Curtina77691/
Cartina77511/
Ciurtin77349/
Carting77289/
Chartin77287/
Corteen77266/
Kortink77173/
Courten77123/
Kortina7765/
Chorten7743/
Coerten7743/
Corthen7730/
Courtyn7718/
Curting778/
Kortijn777/
Churtin776/
Khortin776/
Courtne775/
Scartin774/
Curtion774/
Jourtin772/
Quortin772/
Hjortin772/
Curttin771/
Cartien771/
Zortina771/
Carthin771/
Jorttin771/
Carrtin770/
Cortten770/
Curtien770/
Cartion770/
Scorten770/
Cartn7314/
Curtn731/
Hjorting7161/
Scourten7130/
Chartion7126/
Chartina7116/
Kourtina7111/
Courteen715/
Courthen713/
Chhorten713/
Khortina711/
Churtina711/
Scartinn710/
Sartin677,484/
Korten672,261/
Kurtin671,383/
Kartin671,138/
Carten67842/
Cürten67394/
Cartim67319/
Curten67137/
Jartin67120/
Cortenova6790/
Zartin6764/
Kertin6734/
Sorten6721/
Jártin6718/
Cartín6710/
Cörten677/
Kortinova677/
Cartne675/
Kortyn674/
Jorten672/
Cartén672/
Curtim672/
Chhortten671/
Curtne671/
Jortim671/
Zorten671/
Cortem670/

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