Coursey Surname
Approximately 5,758 people bear this surname
Coursey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,619 | 1:64,506 | 7,544 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 68 | 1:65,145 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 686 | 1:73,205 | 7,843 |
Coursey (15) may also be a first name.
Coursey Demographics
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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.
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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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