Cortner Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

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

Cortner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0021:361,73532,234
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Cortner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,583rd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cortner reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cortner is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,002 people, or 1 in 361,735. In The United States Cortner is most common in: Tennessee, where 13 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Cortner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cortner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cortner surname are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cortner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $44,981 CAD per year.

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Cortner Reference & Research

Cortner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cortner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Cortner
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis