de Courcey Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

de Courcey Surname Definition:

De Cúrsa A very important Norman family first in Ulster and later (end of twelfth century) in Co.

Cork. MIF 10; Map Cork

de Courcey 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
Ireland671:70,2834,402
Australia551:490,83137,357
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

de Courcey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

De Cúrsa A very important Norman family first in Ulster and later (end of twelfth century) in Co.

Cork. MIF 10; Map Cork

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) One who came from, or who owned, the fief of Courcey (passageway).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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de Courcey Demographics

Average de Courcey Salary in
United States

$133,375 USD

Per year
Rank:
3,681 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.81934E-6
Rank: 497,927 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
309.09%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Courcey Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Courcey is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Courcey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of de Courcey reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 70,283. In Ireland de Courcey is most prevalent in: Munster, where 51 percent are found, Connaught, where 48 percent are found and Leinster, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Ireland de Courcey is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

de Courcey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Courcey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the de Courcey last name increased 372 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Courcey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the de Courcey last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

de Courcey earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 209.1% more than the national average, earning $133,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Courcy95731/
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De-Courcey901/
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de Corcy890/
de Courcier8620/
De-Courcy8437/
de Corsey8412/
de Courci842/
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de Courser800/
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de Corse788/
de Corci782/
de Sorcy781/
di Corce781/
de Carce781/
de Corsy780/
de Carcer7491/
de Cárcer747/
de Cursay745/
de Corsie744/
de Curcci743/
de Corcia741/
de Korsey741/
de Curgez741/
de Carcez741/
de Jorge671,238/
de Corsi6751/
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de Jorze671/
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de Courcey Reference & Research

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