Courtney Surname

10,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Courtney 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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Courtney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,2051:10,0111,213
England5,8571:9,5131,405
Australia2,6711:10,1071,502
Canada2,4201:15,2252,239
Ireland2,2631:2,081392
Northern Ireland7831:2,356490
New Zealand7641:5,927982
Scotland4881:10,9711,497
Wales4491:6,892774
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Grenada1691:642132
Trinidad and Tobago1031:13,2421,739
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
France571:1,165,311123,217
Jamaica521:55,1913,077
Panama381:102,9543,886
Guernsey371:1,742400
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Guam121:13,3432,098
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Israel101:855,76354,181
Belize91:39,4972,328
Norway91:571,36544,190
Falkland Islands71:44788
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,2161:1,999377
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9021:12,8161,930
Scotland1561:23,9952,225
Wales831:18,8971,104
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4741:7,757993

Courtney (220,285) may also be a first name.

Courtney 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)

(Anglo-French- or Irish-French-Latin) belonging to Courtenay (France) [from Low Latin curt-is, a farmstead: v. under Court] There is a Courtenay in the Dept. of Loiret and another in the Dept. of Isère.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Norman name (de Courtenai). Usually, however, an anglicized form of Cournane (see Curnane) and occasionally of MacCourt, q.v. MIF 69

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Short Nose” in Old French (Curt Nez).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Italian, French) Descendant of Cuirnin (little horn or drinking cup); one who came from Courtenay, the name of two places in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Norman name: Catenay, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Courtney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Courtney (Arabic: كورتني) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Courtney.

How Common Is The Last Name Courtney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,558th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 136,971 people. Courtney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Courtney reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Courtney is also the 4,746th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 220,285 people.

Courtney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 36,205 people, or 1 in 10,011. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Courtney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Courtney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Courtney surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 102 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 541 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Courtney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States Courtney are 14.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Courtney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning 336,064 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.25% more than the national average, earning R 418,848 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Courtney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Courtney in the Arabic language
كورتنيkwrtny-

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