Court Surname

20,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Court Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the court,' an enclosed space, a large mansion, a tribunal. OF. cort, curl.

John de la Curte, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Curlrnan, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Autiustin de la Curt, Guernsey, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Court Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,9461:8,0221,181
France4,3981:15,1031,581
United States3,4061:106,41811,679
Australia2,6581:10,1561,507
Pakistan2,2921:77,9422,736
Canada1,7691:20,8282,872
Nigeria1,0421:170,00310,538
Wales6961:4,446484
New Zealand5631:8,0431,371
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
South Africa3321:163,18618,270
Chile2471:71,3222,927
Scotland1721:31,1273,168
Switzerland1671:49,1796,559
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Cuba871:132,4453,438
India701:10,958,077204,613
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Spain491:954,12336,393
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Peru481:662,16916,012
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Malta181:23,9041,289
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
China141:97,665,8265,141
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5981:6,7751,046
Wales1281:12,253745
Scotland841:44,5623,225
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5961:84,2608,798

Court (18,171) may also be a first name.

Court Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the court,' an enclosed space, a large mansion, a tribunal. OF. cort, curl.

John de la Curte, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Curlrnan, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Autiustin de la Curt, Guernsey, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Mathew de la Curt, Guernsey, ibid.

John atte Court, Close Rolls, 18 Rio. II.

1653. Married — William Court and Mary Court: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1678. Baptised — Ane, d. Thomas Court: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. Married — Thomas Courtman and Sara Lloyd: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Court or a Farmstead [Anglo-French cort, curt (French cour); L.Lat curt-is, a farmstead; Latin cors, cort-is, an enclosure] Baldwin atte Curt.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Cuarta An Oriel sept. MIF 69; Map Arm-Louth

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From residence at a court or manor-house. At-Court, A'Court, Court. A branch of the great Sussex family of Covert corrupted their name to Couert and Court. Inf. W. D. Cooper, Esq., F.S.A.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A place inclosed, protected, cut off; that which excludes access. Saxon, curt; Arm., court; French, cour; Gaelic, cuairt, a circle; Welsh, cor and cwr, a circle.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Court Last Name Facts

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

The last name Court occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Court click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Court? popularity and diffusion

The last name Court is the 20,838th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 278,267 people. The surname Court occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Court reside; 30 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 40,546th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 18,171 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 6,946 people, or 1 in 8,022. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, West Midlands, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 95 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Court Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Court has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Court last name increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Court Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Court last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Court last name are 9.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Court earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 143.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,218 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning R 286,032 per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courts913,135/
Courte911,304/
Courth9155/
Couert9141/
Courdt919/
Courtt912/
Ccourt911/
Curt894,593/
Cort894,330/
Cour891,016/
Courths835/
Courdts831/
Courthe831/
Courrts830/
Corte8014,194/
Corts803,652/
Curth801,452/
Curts801,301/
Coert801,290/
Cordt80993/
Curdt80716/
Chort80654/
Kourt80440/
Cohrt80288/
Coort80279/
Czort80225/
Coure80202/
Curte80199/
Courr80173/
Ciort80124/
Corth80116/
Churt8064/
Curtt8012/
Courp8012/
Couer8011/
Cuhrt809/
Cortt808/
Courd803/
Caurt802/
Cuert802/
Corrt802/
Curht801/
Currt801/
Qourt801/
Corht801/
Cousr801/
Cuort800/
Cor756,865/
Cur751,439/
Cordts732,074/
Ciurte73381/
Coerdt73203/
Chorte73175/
Coiret73154/
Curths73135/
Coordt73112/
Curdts7388/
Cajour7373/
Cuiret7367/
Kourtz7360/
Cortte7352/
Cortts7348/
Coorts7338/
Kourte7317/
Cowert7317/
Coyart7315/
Curtts7310/
Couier739/
Coyret737/
Chourd735/
Coyert732/
Kourth732/
Churte732/
Curtss732/
Cordth732/
Currte732/
Cortës732/
Cordte731/
Corrts731/
Cotrte731/
Curtch731/
Coouer731/
Couyer731/
Couere731/
Chohrt731/
Chorth731/
Ciorte731/
Chaurt731/
Cuhrts731/
Courre731/
Cuurts731/
Corthe731/
Cortės731/
Caurts730/
Coujer730/
Coyort730/
Zchort730/
Courds730/
Caurth730/
Caurtz730/
Cyyort730/
Cauert730/
Kour67392,759/
Kurt67272,062/
Corr6713,147/
Core678,999/
Kort677,881/
Cure676,723/
Curd675,412/
Cart672,941/
Cord672,487/
Cuer672,254/
Curr671,341/
Corp67846/
Coor67615/
Zort67325/
Coir67243/
Caur67238/
Cuir67196/
Coer67158/
Curp67150/
Couhier67115/
Ćurt67103/
Čurt6774/
Qour6773/
Cohr6756/
Curtova6750/
Coordts6749/
Couyere6748/
Coujard6735/
Corz6730/
Couyard6713/
Cotr6710/
Cuhr6710/
Couerre6710/
Çurt677/
Cauwert677/
Kcor675/
Cortova674/
Cuor674/
Coyaure673/
Cojr673/
Ckor672/
Chheurt672/
Ceur672/
Čort672/
Szczort672/
Cosr672/
Zurt672/
Qort672/
Gcor672/
Cortová671/
Chorthe671/
Cortdts671/
Cshourd671/
D'Corte671/
Stchort671/
Cahjour671/
Ccor671/
Cauerte671/
Couërre671/
Cowerts671/
Coyarte671/
Cuur671/
Cusr671/
Coyr671/
Cuyyort670/

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