de Courcy Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

de Courcy Surname Definition:

According to De Gerville this Norman family did not originate from the parish of Courcy near Coutances, but came from the arrondissement of Falaise, Calvados. Mem. Soc. Antiq. Normandie, 1825. Richard de Curci was a Domesd. tenant in chief in co.

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de Courcy 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
England1661:335,65124,624
France1611:412,56360,334
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Canada771:478,51441,057
Ireland691:68,2454,322
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland211:254,94412,577
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malta11:430,2723,380
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

de Courcy (24) may also be a first name.

de Courcy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

According to De Gerville this Norman family did not originate from the parish of Courcy near Coutances, but came from the arrondissement of Falaise, Calvados. Mem. Soc. Antiq. Normandie, 1825. Richard de Curci was a Domesd. tenant in chief in co. Oxford. The latinization in charters is De Curceo.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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de Courcy Demographics

de Courcy Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 12 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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de Courcy Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Courcy is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

de Courcy is the 461,659th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. The surname de Courcy is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of de Courcy live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 335,651. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Hampshire, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

de Courcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Courcy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the de Courcy last name increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 575 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Courcy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the de Courcy last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

The amount de Courcy earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $43,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Courcey95171/
de Corcy940/
De-Courcy8937/
de Courci892/
de Coursy891/
de Coursey8455/
De-Courcey841/
de Ceurcey840/
de Coursay840/
de Curci8218/
de Corci822/
de Corce821/
de Corsy820/
de Courcier8020/
de Corsey7812/
de Cursay785/
de Curcci783/
de Courser740/
de Corsi7151/
de Cursi7135/
de Corse718/
de Carci714/
di Corce711/
de Carce711/
de Korsy711/
de Zorzy711/
de Carcer6791/
de Cárcer677/
de Corsie674/
de Curzio672/
de Curgez671/
de Corssi671/
de Korsey671/
de Carcez671/
de Curssio631/
de Zorzi591,475/
di Cursi5964/
de Zorze5915/
di Corsi599/
de Carsi591/
da Corsi591/
di Curzio56814/
de Carssi565/
de Khorse560/
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