Coursey Surname

83,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,758 people bear this surname

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

Coursey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coursey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6191:64,5067,544
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England151:3,714,537119,675
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales111:142,5835,610
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:73,2057,843

Coursey (15) may also be a first name.

Coursey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coursey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Coursey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coursey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coursey is the 83,976th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,265,638 people. Coursey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Coursey are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 15 people.

Coursey is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,619 people, or 1 in 64,506. In The United States Coursey is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Kentucky, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Coursey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coursey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coursey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coursey are 24.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coursey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choursey933/
Courseyd931/
Courssey931/
Corsey92736/
Course92669/
Cursey92105/
Coursy922/
Chourseya8811/
Courser86691/
Courgey86389/
Courset86137/
Courcey8652/
Chourse8633/
Coursez8615/
Coorsey864/
Corssey862/
Dcorsey861/
Coursay861/
Courrse860/
Koursey860/
Caursey860/
Corsiey860/
Coursoy860/
Coursie860/
Corse831,393/
Curse83194/
Corsy8315/
Cursy832/
Coursier80472/
Coursiya804/
Chorseya804/
Courshee800/
Corser771,930/
Courcy771,820/
Carsey77941/
Corset77405/
Corsie77341/
Corgey77114/
Corseu77110/
Coerse7799/
Corsei7779/
Curseu7779/
Kursey7772/
Korsey7717/
Corsoe7714/
Curzey7713/
Cursoe7713/
Corssy7712/
Corsep7712/
Cursse778/
Corses776/
Cursue776/
Courge775/
Cource774/
Coursi774/
Corsez774/
Cursay773/
Corsee772/
Chorsy772/
Kourse772/
Ceurse771/
Corsay771/
Curser771/
Cursie771/
Zorsey771/
Corsea771/
Corsse771/
Curcey771/
Curset771/
Curses771/
Chorse771/
Courze771/
Corshe771/
Churse770/
Corcey770/
Coorse770/
Corrse770/
Choursiya751,335/
Chaurseya757/
Courcet71118/
Corsiez71118/
Chourshiya7193/
Courche7187/
Coursat7162/
Courget7138/
Coursia7129/
Courgis7120/
Courjas7117/
Chaurse7111/
Caurser716/
Chorsay715/
Corseez714/
Chaurseeya713/
Chourge713/
Courger713/
Courgez713/
Kourshe712/
Koursse712/
Khursey711/
Corsiya711/
Chouhrsiya711/
Ceirsey711/
Corseth711/
Corsier711/
Coursui711/
Chursea711/
Corsett711/
Korseyo711/
Kourser711/
Chorszy711/
Courzer711/
Curseit711/
Corsets711/
Coursoi711/
Korshey711/
Cursier710/
Carrsey710/
Cowerse710/
Corserr710/
Corssie710/
Corsi6725,793/
Carse671,834/
Cursi671,316/
Corsa67935/
Chorsiya67787/
Korse67507/
Corcy67382/
Courchay67335/
Kurse67243/
Corce67224/
Courchet67130/
Chursiya6787/
Curce6779/
Coursaux6771/
Cursa6755/
Corge6732/
Curze6716/
Coursaut6711/
Korseyoe6710/
Kursy679/
Coursaud679/
Courchee678/
Kursheyt678/
Curcy678/
Koursiya678/
Zorse677/
D'Courcy676/
Korsy676/
Corssett675/
Courrges674/
Curge673/
Chursaya673/
Chorceya673/
Cursà673/
Corje673/
Carsy672/
Chorsaya671/
Cohrsiya671/
Ckorsiya671/
Corze671/
Koursiye671/
Coursout671/
Courssou671/
Cursá671/
Curzy671/
Corsà671/
Corrsche671/
Courcher670/

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Coursey 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.

Courson 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 Coursey
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