# Courtney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/courtney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,205 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,294 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,349 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (26,668 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔː(ɹ)tni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Cotney, Kourtney, Courteney |

## Etymology

Variant of Courtenay, an aristocratic Norman surname derived from place names in Normandy, from Latin Curtenus, a personal name from curtus (“short”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Courtney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Courtney in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Courtney

- Jai Courtney, Australian actor (born 1986)
- Joel Courtney, American actor
- Tom Courtney, American athletics competitor (1933–2023)
- Nicholas Courtney, British actor (1929–2011)
- James Jude Courtney, American actor and stunt performer
- Stephanie Courtney, American actress and comedian
- Kate Courtney, American cyclist
- Inez Courtney, American actress (1908-1975)
- James Courtney, Australian racecar driver
- Megan Courtney, American volleyball player
- Kathy Hochul, 57th governor of state New York since 2021

## Similar surnames

Curtin, Cureton, Cortina, Courtemanche, Cardenas, Cardona, Carden, Crittenden, Crayton, Cardinal, Cardinale, Cardin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.