Courcy Surname

223,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Courcy Surname Definition:

A well-known Norman baronial family, from which sprang the barons De Courcy, the Earls of Ulster, and the Barons Kingsale.

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Courcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0081:36,5534,651
United States4061:892,75667,416
France3781:175,72127,351
England81:6,964,757184,742
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

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.

The Norman People (1874)

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.

- seanobriain

Courcy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courcy is found most in Canada. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courcy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Courcy is the 223,714th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Courcy are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

Courcy is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 36,553. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 97 percent live, Ontario, where 2 percent live and Alberta, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Courcy exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 21 percent live.

Courcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Courcy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Courcy surname grew 1,504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Courcy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Courcy surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.81% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courcey9252/
Corcy91382/
Curcy918/
Courchay86335/
D'Courcy866/
Corcoy83239/
Curcuy83224/
Corcuy83200/
Curchy8339/
Curcoy836/
Cource834/
Coursy832/
Courci831/
Churcy831/
Curcey831/
Corcey830/
Coursey775,758/
Courgey77389/
Courcet77118/
Courche7787/
Courché7727/
Churchy774/
Coursay771/
Courchi771/
Corchay770/
Coursoy770/
Courtsy770/
Curci739,653/
Curca733,945/
Carcy73530/
Corca73355/
Corci73283/
Corce73224/
Curce7379/
Corsy7315/
Cursy732/
Curcä732/
Kurcy731/
Curzy731/
Zurcy731/
Courcier711,282/
Churchey71487/
Courchet71130/
Courchai7182/
Courchee718/
Chourchi716/
Choursey713/
Khourchy711/
Courseyd711/
Courssey711/
Courcher710/
Churchay710/
Courtsey710/
Courcies710/
Ciurca671,076/
Corsey67736/
Course67669/
Curchi67538/
Corces67373/
Ciorca67192/
Curcie67172/
Carcey67152/
Corgey67114/
Corcea67110/
Cursey67105/
Cuerci6794/
Corchi6789/
Ciurci6770/
Quarcy6768/
Kource6757/
Corjay6755/
Kurczy6740/
Ccorca6728/
Curche6727/
Corcoi6727/
Cearcy6726/
Kurchy6721/
Curcci6719/
Corche6719/
Curzey6713/
Corssy6712/
Courgi6711/
Chorce6710/
Corrca6710/
Corcci6710/
Curcis679/
Corcep678/
Courge675/
Carchy674/
Coursi674/
Corcez674/
Cursay673/
Cuirci672/
Chorsy672/
Churzy672/
Corcer671/
Corsay671/
Cuirce671/
Courji671/
Curcid671/
Kurcay671/
Kurzcy671/
Chourcheh671/
Ciorce671/
Curcea671/
Courze671/
Corcie671/
Corcoa671/
Coerce671/
Chaurchuy671/
Churci671/
Ciurce671/
Cuerce671/
Korcay671/
Coorce670/
Curtsy670/
Carrcy670/
Curtce670/
Curcer670/
Churce670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Courcy
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