Courtwright Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

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

Courtwright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Courtwright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7741:468,29339,860
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:149,01713,853

Courtwright Last Name Facts

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

The surname Courtwright occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Courtwright click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courtwright? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,964th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. Courtwright occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Courtwright reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Courtwright is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 774 people, or 1 in 468,293. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Panama, where 0 percent live.

Courtwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Courtwright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Courtwright surname expanded 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Courtwright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Courtwright surname are 8.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.42% registered to vote for the party.

Courtwright earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $36,653 USD per year.

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Courtwright Reference & Research

Courtright DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Courtright FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Courtwright
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis