Court Surname
Approximately 26,189 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCourt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,946 | 1:8,022 | 1,181 |
| France | 4,398 | 1:15,103 | 1,581 |
| United States | 3,406 | 1:106,418 | 11,679 |
| Australia | 2,658 | 1:10,156 | 1,507 |
| Pakistan | 2,292 | 1:77,942 | 2,736 |
| Canada | 1,769 | 1:20,828 | 2,872 |
| Nigeria | 1,042 | 1:170,003 | 10,538 |
| Wales | 696 | 1:4,446 | 484 |
| New Zealand | 563 | 1:8,043 | 1,371 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| South Africa | 332 | 1:163,186 | 18,270 |
| Chile | 247 | 1:71,322 | 2,927 |
| Scotland | 172 | 1:31,127 | 3,168 |
| Switzerland | 167 | 1:49,179 | 6,559 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Cuba | 87 | 1:132,445 | 3,438 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Northern Ireland | 64 | 1:28,829 | 3,065 |
| Ireland | 63 | 1:74,745 | 4,569 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Peru | 48 | 1:662,169 | 16,012 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,598 | 1:6,775 | 1,046 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:12,253 | 745 |
| Scotland | 84 | 1:44,562 | 3,225 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 596 | 1:84,260 | 8,798 |
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.
(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.
Mac Cuarta An Oriel sept. MIF 69; Map Arm-Louth
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.
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.
Court Demographics
Average Court Salary in
United States
$47,240 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Court Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Court Come From? nationality or country of origin
Court is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Court? popularity and diffusion
Court is the 20,838th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 278,267 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Court live; 30 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 40,546th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 18,171 people.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 6,946 people, or 1 in 8,022. In England Court is primarily found in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, West Midlands, where 8 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 95 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Court Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Court has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held 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 surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Court surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.33% registered to vote for 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.
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