Cortines Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Cortines Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Cortines is related to the Spanish words corte and cortina, meaning 'enclosure'. The surname originated in North Western Cantabria, where, in the mountains and valleys, people kept bees to produce honey.

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Cortines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Mexico1981:626,90010,187
Spain1951:239,75415,567
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Chile361:489,34612,617
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cortines Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Cortines is related to the Spanish words corte and cortina, meaning 'enclosure'. The surname originated in North Western Cantabria, where, in the mountains and valleys, people kept bees to produce honey. The honey was stored outdoors, and cortines is the name given to the stone enclosures meant to keep the honey safe from animals. The word cortine could also denote an enclosure for cattle.

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Cortines is a family name from the Cantabrian valley of Lamasón in Spain, in the province of Santander near Asturias. It's also listed in the book 'Blasonario de la consanguinidad ibérica' as having a coat of arms. Bearers of the name moved to Seville and Huelva, where the name can be found in an even greater concentration than in its ancestral land of Western Cantabria/Eastern Asturias.

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Cortines Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortines occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cortines click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortines? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,243rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,472,066 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cortines live; 35 percent live in South America and 18 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 5 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.

Cortines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cortines has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortines Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cortines surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cortines earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,498 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $24,506,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $41,473 USD per year.

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