Decourcey Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Decourcey Surname User-submission:
The Irish Gaelic version of this surname is de Cúrsa.
The surname is a long-standing surname in Ireland and is of Anglo-Norman origin. Sir John de Courcy brought the name to Ireland with him in 1176. The name's origins come from Courcy in the Normandy region of France.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:809,060 | 62,242 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Decourcey (115) may also be a first name.
Decourcey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Irish Gaelic version of this surname is de Cúrsa.
The surname is a long-standing surname in Ireland and is of Anglo-Norman origin. Sir John de Courcy brought the name to Ireland with him in 1176. The name's origins come from Courcy in the Normandy region of France. DeCourcy means 'of/from courcy'.
The surname has become increasingly rare in Ireland in the 20th and 21st centuries, with only a small few pockets of the surname scattered around the island.
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Decourcey Religious Adherence
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Decourcey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decourcey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Decourcey has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Decourcey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 509,669th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname Decourcey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Decourcey live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 115 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 23 percent live, Oregon, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Decourcey exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Decourcey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Decourcey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,723 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Decourcey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Decourcey last name is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Decourcey surname are 8.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Decourcey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $51,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decourcy | 94 | 948 | / |
| Decource | 94 | 2 | / |
| Decoursey | 89 | 1,255 | / |
| De'courcy | 89 | 6 | / |
| D'Ecourcy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Decaurcey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deceurcey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Decorce | 88 | 78 | / |
| Descources | 84 | 1 | / |
| Decourseys | 84 | 1 | / |
| Decorsey | 82 | 128 | / |
| Decoursy | 82 | 37 | / |
| Decourse | 82 | 10 | / |
| Decorcier | 78 | 13 | / |
| Decoursay | 78 | 8 | / |
| Descorcie | 78 | 2 | / |
| Decaursey | 78 | 0 | / |
| Decorse | 75 | 338 | / |
| Decurci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Decorca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Decarce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Decorsy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Decoursier | 74 | 22 | / |
| Descorcier | 74 | 5 | / |
| Decurgez | 71 | 253 | / |
| Decorges | 71 | 84 | / |
| Dekorsey | 71 | 28 | / |
| Decurges | 71 | 9 | / |
| Decorsie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Decorsay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Decorset | 71 | 0 | / |
| Descourquez | 70 | 1 | / |
| Descourqueux | 67 | 13 | / |
| Decorsier | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dicurchet | 67 | 2 | / |
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Decourcey Reference & Research
Coursey/DeCoursey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Coursey/DeCoursey 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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