How common is the surname Cort?

1,458 people in the United States had the surname Cort in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,760 Americans. It ranked 18,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Cort most common?

Wikidata records people named Cort in the United States.

Is the surname Cort getting more or less common?

More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,458 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Cort also a first name?

Yes. Cort is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cort

A surname, carried by 1,458 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cort is more common than 88.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,458 people named Cort in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,760 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,249.

#18,793

rank among US surnames

1,458

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,786	Weisenberger	1,459	211,614
#18,793	Cort	1,458	211,760

Who is named Cort

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Cort identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Corts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bud Cort
American actor, 1948–2026

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cort

Cort has the Soundex code C630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C630.

Questions

How common is the surname Cort?: 1,458 people in the United States had the surname Cort in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,760 Americans. It ranked 18,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cort?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Cort identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cort?: Bud Cort, American actor.
Where is the surname Cort most common?: Wikidata records people named Cort in the United States.
Is the surname Cort getting more or less common?: More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,458 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Cort also a first name?: Yes. Cort is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.