Courteney Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Courteney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Courtenay,' in the Isle of France; a great Devonshire family.

Hugo de Courteney, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Curtenay, Somerset, ibid.

Henry de Curteneye, Somerset, ibid.

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Courteney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Courteney (737) may also be a first name.

Courteney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Courtenay,' in the Isle of France; a great Devonshire family.

Hugo de Courteney, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Curtenay, Somerset, ibid.

Henry de Curteneye, Somerset, ibid.

Hugh de Courteneye, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward.

Egelina de Curtenay, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Curteneya, Devon, ibid.

Alienora de Courtenaye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby—s Quest.

Johannes Courtenay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Courteney, 1379: ibid.

1563. Married — George Fynche and Anne Courtneye: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1586. — William Cortney and Dorothie Maddoxe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. — George Courtenay and Catherine Stapelton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Belonging to a place of the name in France. William de Courtney married Ada, daughter of Patrick, earl of Dunbar and obtained with her the lands of Home (Chalmers, Caledonia, I, p. 499). Notwithstanding this early entry the name is most probably of much later introduction. John Courtney and William Courtney were residents in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3, ser. IX, p. 568).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Norman name: Catenay, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Courteney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courteney is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Courteney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Courteney is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Courteney reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles. Courteney is also the 303,201st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 737 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 26 percent are found, Essex, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 16 percent are found. Excluding England Courteney exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Courteney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Courteney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Courteney last name decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Courteney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Courteney last name is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

Courteney earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.43% more than the national average, earning $70,518 USD per year.

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Courteney Reference & Research

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