Courcy Surname
Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname
Courcy Surname Definition:
A well-known Norman baronial family, from which sprang the barons De Courcy, the Earls of Ulster, and the Barons Kingsale.
Read More About This SurnameCourcy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,008 | 1:36,553 | 4,651 |
| United States | 406 | 1:892,756 | 67,416 |
| France | 378 | 1:175,721 | 27,351 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Courcy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A well-known Norman baronial family, from which sprang the barons De Courcy, the Earls of Ulster, and the Barons Kingsale.
User-submitted Reference
The Irish Gaelic version of this surname is de Cúrsa.
The surname is a long-standing surname in Ireland and is of Anglo-Norman origin. Sir John de Courcy brought the name to Ireland with him in 1176. The name's origins come from Courcy in the Normandy region of France. DeCourcy means 'of/from courcy'.
The surname has become increasingly rare in Ireland in the 20th and 21st centuries, with only a small few pockets of the surname scattered around the island.
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Courcy Religious Adherence
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Courcy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Courcy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Courcy is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Courcy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 223,714th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,004,146 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Courcy live; 77 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Gallo-North America.
Courcy is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 1,008 people, or 1 in 36,553. In Canada Courcy is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 97 percent are found, Ontario, where 2 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 21 percent are found.
Courcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Courcy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Courcy last name grew 1,504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Courcy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Methodist (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Courcy surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.81% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Courcy earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning 356,017 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $46,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $40,444 CAD per year.
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Courcy Reference & Research
Coursey/DeCoursey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Coursey/DeCoursey 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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