Courage Surname
Approximately 6,471 people bear this surname
Courage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. No doubt in general an imitative form of Kerridge, which see. In any case the suffix may be set down as -ridge. Mr. Lower suggests a more modern origin for one branch. 'A family of this name (Courage) settled here after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes': Patronymica Britannica.
Read More About This SurnameCourage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,217 | 1:12,188 | 1,617 |
| Chad | 1,733 | 1:7,843 | 1,090 |
| France | 607 | 1:109,428 | 16,316 |
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| England | 365 | 1:152,652 | 14,538 |
| Canada | 332 | 1:110,981 | 11,875 |
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Cameroon | 144 | 1:144,230 | 16,009 |
| Australia | 136 | 1:198,498 | 19,506 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 185 | 1:131,759 | 12,175 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Courage (22,110) may also be a first name.
Courage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. No doubt in general an imitative form of Kerridge, which see. In any case the suffix may be set down as -ridge. Mr. Lower suggests a more modern origin for one branch. 'A family of this name (Courage) settled here after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes': Patronymica Britannica.
Augustin de Courig, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname [French courage; Old French cor (Lat, cor), heart + the suff. -age, Latin -aticum] (English) belonging to Courage (Berks). The suff. should perh. be -ridge [O Englishhrycg] Cp. Kerridge.
1. Perhaps from Currage, a manor in the parish of Cheveley, co. Bucks. 2. A family of this name settled here after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes.
Corrupted from Coulrake; from the Anglo-Saxon name Ceolric; or from Coleridge; from Coleridge, name of a hundred and parish co. Devon. Lower thinks Courage may be from Currage, a manor in the parish of Cheveley co. Bucks, and he says that a family of this name settled here after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Ferguson compares Courage with the Old German Gawirich, Goerich, seventh century (O. High German gam, Modern German gau, a country or district).
From Curridge; a location name in Berkshire.
Courage Demographics
Average Courage Salary in
United States
$43,012 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Courage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Courage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Courage (Marathi: चोरगे) is found most in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Courage? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 75,814th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,126,185 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Courage live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Courage is also the 35,073rd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 22,110 people.
The surname Courage is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,217 people, or 1 in 12,188. Barring Ghana this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 27 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.
Courage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Courage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Courage last name increased 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 383 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Courage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Courage surname are 5.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.59% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Courage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.65% less than the national average, earning R 50,736 per year; in United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $53,647 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Courage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Courage in the Marathi language | ||
| चोरगे | corage | - |
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