Courthope Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Courthope Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Courthope.' Mr. Lower says Courthope 'first occurs in a Subsidy Roll at Wadhurst, Sussex, in exactly its present form, temp. Edward I. The real source of the name appears to be the estate of Curthope, in Lamberhurst, in that county, which Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury in the 12th century, gave to the Abbey of Leeds' (v.

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Courthope Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071

Courthope Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Courthope.' Mr. Lower says Courthope 'first occurs in a Subsidy Roll at Wadhurst, Sussex, in exactly its present form, temp. Edward I. The real source of the name appears to be the estate of Curthope, in Lamberhurst, in that county, which Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury in the 12th century, gave to the Abbey of Leeds' (v. Hasted).

1592. John Courtopp, yeoman, and Anne Tyler: Marriage Lic (London).

1628/9. Francis Courthop and Anne Hastlin: ibid.

1632. John Courthopp and Anne Speed: ibid.

1681. Married — Brian Courthope and Elizabeth Hamond: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin + English) belonging to Courthope or Curthope (Sussex): v. under Court and Hope.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

First occurs in a Subsidy Roll at Wadhurst, co. Sussex, in exactly its present form, temp. Edw. I. Philipot, Somerset-herald, derives it from the hamlet of Court-at-Street, co. Kent, which is improbable, and the real source of the name appears to be the lands of Curthope, in Lamberhurst, in that co., which Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, in the XII. cent. gave to the abbey of Leeds. Hasted, v. 308.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Courthope Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courthope is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courthope? popularity and diffusion

The surname Courthope is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Courthope reside; 88 percent reside in Australasia and 88 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Courthope is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,799,713. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 6 percent live.

Courthope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Courthope has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Courthope last name fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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