Cortright Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

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

Cortright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9241:188,38818,706
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:92,6549,504

Cortright (26) may also be a first name.

Cortright Last Name Facts

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

Cortright occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortright? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cortright is the 212,895th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Cortright reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cortright is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name globally It is held by 26 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,924 people, or 1 in 188,388. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Cortright is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Cortright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cortright has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cortright last name are 20.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.72% being registered to vote for the party.

Cortright earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,334 USD per year.

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Cortright Reference & Research

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

Courtright 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 Cortright
  • 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