How common is the surname Courtois?

1,271 people in the United States had the surname Courtois in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,915 Americans. It ranked 20,780th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Courtois?

Thibaut Courtois, Belgian association football player (born 1992), followed by Laurence Courtois.

Where is the surname Courtois most common?

Wikidata records people named Courtois in Belgium.

Is the surname Courtois getting more or less common?

More common. 1,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,271 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Courtois

A French surname, carried by 1,271 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Courtois is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Courtois.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,271 people named Courtois in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 242,915 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,162.

#20,780

rank among US surnames

1,271

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,069)

Who is named Courtois

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

90% of people named Courtois identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Courtoiss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thibaut Courtois
Belgian association football player (born 1992)
Laurence Courtois
Belgian tennis player, born 1976
Valérie Courtois
Belgian volleyball player, born 1990
Richard Joseph Courtois
Belgian physician, botanist and explorer (1806–1835)
Imke Courtois
Belgian association football player, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Courtois

Courtois has the Soundex code C632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C632.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Courtois come from?: Borrowed from French Courtois.
How common is the surname Courtois?: 1,271 people in the United States had the surname Courtois in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,915 Americans. It ranked 20,780th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Courtois?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Courtois identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Courtois?: Thibaut Courtois, Belgian association football player (born 1992), followed by Laurence Courtois.
Where is the surname Courtois most common?: Wikidata records people named Courtois in Belgium.
Is the surname Courtois getting more or less common?: More common. 1,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,271 in 2010, up 9.4%.