Courage Surname

75,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Chad

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.

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Courage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,2171:12,1881,617
Chad1,7331:7,8431,090
France6071:109,42816,316
United States4241:854,85665,098
England3651:152,65214,538
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland231:204,7368,142
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales171:182,03112,022
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Scotland401:93,5804,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Curridge; a location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Courage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courage (Marathi: चोरगे) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Courage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courage? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,814th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,126,185 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Courage reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,073rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 22,110 people.

Courage is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,217 people, or 1 in 12,188. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 27 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Courage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Courage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 383 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Courage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Courage surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Courage last name are 5.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.59% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courange9352/
Couragee933/
Courgage932/
Courrage931/
Corage92772/
Curage925/
Couragier8830/
Chouraghe882/
Chorage8612,618/
Corange8627/
Kourage8611/
Caurage863/
Courase862/
Coraghe861/
Currage861/
Couraga861/
Corager861/
Courige860/
Choraghe80535/
Courouge80124/
Chaurage80104/
Corratge8078/
Curagheu8026/
Caurange802/
Choragey801/
Corradge801/
Couronge801/
Kouragee801/
Coraguer801/
Couridge800/
Coraje77698/
Corace77526/
Coragi77247/
Carage77133/
Korage77103/
Kurage7724/
Coraze7719/
Curase7714/
Zurage7711/
Corase778/
Curagi776/
Zorage775/
Coraga775/
Curaje775/
Qorage772/
Corige771/
Curace771/
Chauraghe75112/
Courazier7540/
Courridge7511/
Courrouge751/
Curragher751/
Corraguer751/
Caragea712,514/
Korange711,140/
Carouge71803/
Corouge71532/
Carrage71205/
Corraze71177/
Curaggi71145/
Khorage71127/
Khurage71123/
Kurange71105/
Curache71103/
Koragee7195/
Carange7193/
Coraggi7187/
Choragi7180/
Coreaje7152/
Corrige7140/
Caratge7140/
Caragie7135/
Caurase7134/
Kourase7128/
Charage7124/
Koragye7118/
Cauragi7117/
Kouraga715/
Kurager714/
Carañge714/
Corases713/
Corangi713/
Corraje713/
Koragie713/
Courasi712/
Kouragi712/
Caraget712/
Corazze712/
Coreaga712/
Koraghe711/
Kurhage711/
Caragey711/
Corache711/
Corasce711/
Koirage711/
Koraige711/
Choroge711/
Coragay711/
Coraiga711/
Corajes711/
Coiraga711/
Cioraga711/
Curangi711/
Currace710/
Coraser710/
Coragui710/
Coridge710/
Koragge710/
Corachea67774/
Khurange67720/
Korawege67292/
Curachea67171/
Ciorraga67161/
Carrouge67119/
Casrouge6790/
Caurraze6740/
Carragee6732/
Caranghe6722/
Carouget6718/
Kouragai6717/
Khaurage6714/
Carangie6712/
Kujarage6711/
Kourangi678/
Carrager676/
Corrouge675/
Carraige673/
Chharage672/
Chauragi672/
Kourache672/
Courouce672/
Kaurange671/
Kohrange671/
Korangey671/
Kutrahge671/
Caraugie671/
Choraghi671/
Chaerage671/
Corrazes671/
Coirasey671/
Churagay671/
Kaurager671/
Koiraghe671/
Kurayige671/
Kuraigye671/
Kouradje671/
Kouragoi671/
Kouraize671/
Kourayze671/
Caurouge671/
Carrhage671/
Coureuse671/
Couroche671/
Coraghio671/
Coratcea671/
Corratje671/
Corazier670/
Coureise670/
Carragey670/
Cooridge670/
Carragge670/
Currases670/

Courage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Courage in the Marathi language
चोरगेcorage-

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