Cortlandt Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cortlandt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortlandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cortlandt (145) may also be a first name.

Cortlandt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cortlandt is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortlandt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cortlandt is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Cortlandt is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cortlandt live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cortlandt is also the 766,399th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 145 people.

The last name Cortlandt is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 29 percent are found, Iowa, where 17 percent are found and Minnesota, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent are found.

Cortlandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cortlandt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cortlandt surname grew 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortlandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cortlandt last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Cortlandt earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.34% more than the national average, earning $60,125 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cortlandt
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