How common is the surname Courtright?

3,074 people in the United States had the surname Courtright in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,438 Americans. It ranked 10,459th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Courtright?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Courtright identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Courtright?

William Courtright, actor (1848-1933).

Where is the surname Courtright most common?

Wikidata records people named Courtright in the United States.

Is the surname Courtright getting more or less common?

More common. 2,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,074 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Courtright

A surname, carried by 3,074 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Courtright is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, variant of Cartwright. * As a Dutch surname, from the city of Kortrijk in Flanders. Compare Cortwright, Courtwright, Curtright, Cutright, Kortright.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,074 people named Courtright in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,438 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,877.

#10,459

rank among US surnames

3,074

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,266)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,451	Edgington	3,077	100,340
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372
#10,458	Hagar	3,075	100,405
#10,459	Doria	3,074	100,438
#10,462	Stecker	3,073	100,470
#10,465	Janzen	3,072	100,503

Who is named Courtright

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

93% of people named Courtright identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Courtrights

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Courtright
Actor (1848-1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Courtright

Courtright has the Soundex code C636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C636.

Questions

Where does the surname Courtright come from?: * As an English surname, variant of Cartwright. * As a Dutch surname, from the city of Kortrijk in Flanders. Compare Cortwright, Courtwright, Curtright, Cutright, Kortright.
How common is the surname Courtright?: 3,074 people in the United States had the surname Courtright in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,438 Americans. It ranked 10,459th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Courtright?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Courtright identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Courtright?: William Courtright, actor (1848-1933).
Where is the surname Courtright most common?: Wikidata records people named Courtright in the United States.
Is the surname Courtright getting more or less common?: More common. 2,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,074 in 2010, up 6.8%.