Courteny Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Courteny Surname Definition:

A Norman name: Catenay, local name

Courteny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Courteny (126) may also be a first name.

Courteny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: Catenay, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

A Norman name: Catenay, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Courteny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courteny is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courteny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Courteny is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Courteny reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 126 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Courteny is most prevalent in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Maryland, where 15 percent are found and Ohio, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Courteny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Courteny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Courteny surname contracted 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Courteny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

Courteny earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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