Courtney (surname)
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Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gâtinais. The House of Courtenay was a significant French family with close association with both the French and English royal lines; in England the Courtenays were Earls of Devon.
Secondly, in some cases, bearers of the surname may be of Irish descent, since Courtney is also an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Curnain", descendant of Curnan, from an Old Irish personal name of obscure origins. Recordings of the name from London Church Registers include: the christening of Thomas Courtney at All Hallows, London Wall, on 11 November 1569, and the marriage of William Courtney and Mary Lucas on 22 March 1590, at St Dunstan's, Stepney. John Courtney and his wife, Sybill, were early immigrants to America, leaving London on the Paule in July 1635, bound for Virginia. An early coat of arms granted to the family depicts a blue fesse between three torteaux on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reginald de Curtenay, which was dated 1164, in "Feudal Documents from the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds", Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry II.
People with the surname
- Brendan Courtney (born 1971), Irish television presenter
- Charles E. Courtney (1849–1920), American rower and rowing coach
- C. F. Courtney (died 1941), manager of Australian mining and ore treatment company
- Christopher Courtney (1890–1976), British Royal Air Force officer
- Clint Courtney (1927–1975), American baseball player
- Dave Courtney (born 1959), British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster
- Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer
- Eamon Courtenay (born 1960), Belizean politician
- Ernie Courtney (1875–1920), American baseball player
- Henry A. Courtney Jr. (1916–1945), US Marine Corps Reserve officer during World War II and Medal of Honor recipient
- Jack Courtney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jacqueline Courtney (born 1946), American actor
- Jai Courtney (born 1986), Australian actor
- James Courtney (born 1980), Australian racing driver
- Janet E. Courtney (1865–1954), British scholar, writer and feminist
- Joe Courtney (politician) (born 1953), American lawyer and Democratic politician
- Joel Courtney (born 1996), American film actor
- John Courtney (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jon Courtney (1918–1997), British musician
- Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918), British politician and man of letters
- Lou Courtney (born 1943), American musician
- Mel Courtney, New Zealand Independent politician; great-nephew of James Courtney of New Zealand
- Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), British television actor
- Pip Courtney, Australian journalist and television presenter
- Robert Courtney (born 1952), American pharmacist convicted of fraud
- Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service
- Stephanie Courtney (born 1970), American actor and comedian
- Steven Courtney (born 1955), British scientist
- Tom Courtney (born 1933), former American athlete
- Vernon Harrison Courtenay (1932–2009), Belizean politician
- William Harrison Courtney (born 1944), American diplomat
- William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928), English author
People with the given name
Courtney was used as a given name for men beginning at least as far back as the 17th century (e.g. the British Member of Parliament Sir Courtney Pool, 1677).[1] As a given name for women, however, it gained wide acceptance only in the years following the 1956 publication of Pamela Moore's novel "Chocolates for Breakfast", whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man.[2]
Female
- Courtney Abbot (born 1989), New Zealand actress
- Courtney Act (born 1982), Australian drag queen
- Courtney Adeleye, American founder
- Courtney Marie Andrews (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
- Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner
- Courtney Banghart (born 1978), American basketball coach
- Courtney Barnett (born 1987), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Courtney Blades (born 1978), American softball player
- Courtney Bowman (born 1995), English actress
- Courtney Angela Brkic (born 1972), American memoirist
- Courtney Brosnan (born 1995), American-Irish footballer
- Courtney Bruce (born 1993), Australian netball player
- Courtney Bryan (composer), American composer
- Courtney Burke (born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman
- Cortney Casey (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
- Courtney Clarkson (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Clements (born 1989), American basketball player
- Courteney Cox (born 1964), American actress, best known for playing a character in Friends
- Courtney Cox Cole (1971-2019), American athlete
- Courtney Coleman (born 1981), American basketball player
- Courtney Conlogue (born 1992), American surfer
- Courtney Cox (musician) (born 1989), American guitarist
- Courtney Cramey (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Rachel Culkin (born 1983), American model
- Courtney Dauwalter (born 1985), American runner
- Courtney Deifel (born 1980), American softball coach
- Courtney Dike (born 1995), Nigerian footballer
- Courtney Duever (born 1991), American basketball player
- Courtney Duncan (motorcyclist) (born 1996), New Zealand motorcycle racer
- Courtney Eaton (born 1996), Australian model
- Courtney Ekmark (born 1995), American basketball player
- Courtney Simmons Elwood (born 1968), American attorney
- Courtney Enders (born 1986), American auto racer
- Courtney Field (born 1997), Australian track cyclist
- Courtney Fink, American art curator
- Courtney Force (born 1988), American auto racer
- Courtney Ford (born 1978), American actress
- Courtney Fortune, American singer-songwriter
- Courtney Frerichs (born 1993), American middle-distance runner
- Courtney Friel (born 1980), American television presenter
- Courtney Garrett (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Courtney George (born 1986), American curler
- Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), American actress
- Courtney Guard (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Gum (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Hadwin (born 2004), English singer-songwriter
- Courtney Hansen (born 1974), American television host
- Courtney Halverson (born 1989), American actress
- Courtney Hazlett (born 1976), American columnist
- Courtney Henggeler (born 1978), American actress
- Courtney Hicks (born 1995), American figure skater
- Courtney Hill (born 1987), Australian cricket player
- Courtney Houssos, Australian politician
- Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973), American justice
- Courtney Hunt (born 1964), American director
- Courtney Hurley (born 1990), American fencer
- Courtney Jaye (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Courtney Jenaé, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter
- Courtney Jines (born 1992), American actress
- Courtney Johnson (water polo) (born 1974), American water polo player
- Courtney Johnston, New Zealand chief executive
- Courtney Jolly (born 1986), American race car driver
- Courtney Dunbar Jones, American judge
- Courtney Jones (soccer) (born 1990), American soccer player
- Cortney Jordan (born 1991), American swimmer
- Kourtney Kardashian (born 1979), American media personality
- Kourtney Keegan (born 1994), American tennis player
- Courtney A. Kemp (born 1977), American television writer
- Courtney Jane Kendrick (born 1977), American blogger
- Courtney Kennedy (born 1979), American ice hockey player
- Courtney Kessel (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Courtney King-Dye (born 1977), American equestrian
- Kourtney Klein, American vocalist
- Courtney Knight, Canadian Paralympics athlete
- Courtney Kupets (born 1986), American gymnast
- Kourtney Kunichika (born 1991), American ice hockey forward
- Cortney Lollar, English professor
- Courtney Love (born 1964), American rock musician and actress
- Courteney Lowe (born 1991), New Zealand professional racing cyclist
- Courtney MacIntosh (born 1983), Canadian rower
- Cortney Mansour (born 1994), Canadian-Czech ice dancer
- Courtney Marsh (born 1986), American film director
- Courtney E. Martin (born 1979), American author
- Courtney Mathewson (born 1986), American water polo player
- Courtney McCool (born 1988), American gymnast
- Courtney McGregor (born 1998), New Zealand gymnast
- Courtney Meldrum (born 1977), American long-distance runner
- Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), New Zealand poet
- Courtney Milan (born 1976), American author
- Courtney A. Miller, American neuroscientist
- Courtney Allison Moulton (born 1986), American author
- Courteney Munn (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Boyd Myers (born 1984), American journalist
- Courtney Nagle (born 1982), American professional tennis player
- Courtney Neron, American politician
- Courtney Niemiec (born 1992), American soccer player
- Courtney Okolo (born 1994), American athletics competitor
- Kortney Olson (born 1981), American-born bodybuilder and athlete
- Cortney Palm (born 1987), American actress
- Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball player
- Courtney Parker (born 1985), American singer living in Greece
- Courtney Peldon (born 1981), American television and film actress
- Courtney C. Radsch (born 1979), American journalist
- Courtney Raetzman (born 1994), American soccer player
- Courtney Reed (born 1985), American actress
- Courtney Rush (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler
- Courtney Ryan (born 1990), American basketball player
- Courtney Sarault (born 2000), Canadian short track speed skater
- Courtney Schulhoff (born 1987), American prisoner
- Courtney Shealy (born 1977), American swimmer
- Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977), American author
- Courtney Simon (born 1946), American writer
- Courtney Sixx (born 1985), American model
- Courtney Stodden (born 1994), American television personality
- Courtney Summers (born 1986), Canadian writer
- Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (born 1990), English footballer
- Courtney Tairi (born 1988), New Zealand netball player
- Courtney Thomas (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder
- Courtney Thompson (born 1984), American volleyball player
- Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1967), American actress
- Courtney Thorpe (born 1990), Australian beauty pageant titleholder
- Cortney Tidwell (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
- Courtney Turner (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Courtney Vandersloot (born 1989), American basketball player
- Courtney Verloo (born 1991), American soccer player
- Cortnee Vine (born 1998), Australian soccer player
- Courtney Wakefield (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Watson (politician) (born 1962), Democratic politician
- Courtney Webb (sportswoman) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
- Courtney Wetzel (born 1989), American soccer player
- Courtney Williams (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
- Courtney Winsloe (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
- Kortney Wilson (born c. 1979), Canadian country music singer
- Courtney Young (librarian), American librarian
- Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer
- Courtney Zablocki (born 1981), American luger
Male
- Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
- Courtney Anderson (born 1980), American football player
- Courtney B. Vance (born 1960), American actor
- Sir Courtney Blackman, Barbadian economist, business consultant and diplomat
- Cortney Lance Bledsoe (born 1976), American writer
- Edward Courtney Boyle (1883–1967), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Courtney Brown, American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing
- Courtney Brown (born 1978), American football player
- Kourtney Brown (born 1988), American football outside linebacker
- Courtney Browne (born 1970), West Indian cricketer
- Kortney Clemons (born 1980), American athlete
- Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942), American Impressionist painter
- William Courtney Dowling (born 1944), American author and social critic
- Courtney Gains (born 1965), American actor
- Courtenay Gonsalves (1950–2013), Guyanese cricketer
- Lawrence Courtney Haines (known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996), Australian ornithologist
- Courtney Hall (1968-2021), American football player
- Kortney Hause (born 1995), English footballer
- Courtney Hodges (1887–1966), United States Army general
- Courtney Lawes (born 1989), English rugby union player
- Courtney Lee (born 1985), American basketball player
- Courtney Lewis (born 1984), British conductor
- Courtney Murphy (born 1979), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series Australian Idol
- John Courtney Murray (1904–1967), Jesuit theologian
- Courtney Pine (born 1964), British jazz musician
- Courtney Pitt (born 1981), English footballer
- Courtney Roby (born 1983), American football player
- Courtney Senior (born 1997), English footballer
- Courtney Solomon (born 1971), Canadian film director
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born 1967), American songwriter, singer and guitarist
- Courtney Walsh (born 1962), West Indian cricketer
- Courtney Watson (born 1980), American football player
- Courtney Whitney (1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander
- Kortney Ryan Ziegler (born 1980), American filmmaker
Fictional characters
- Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's Pendragon series
- Courtney Crimsen, a character in the novel and Netflix TV series 13 Reasons Why
- Courtney Crumrin, character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press
- Courtney Farrell, protagonist of the 1956 best-seller Chocolates for Breakfast by Pamela Moore
- Courtney Gripling, character in the Nickelodeon animated series As Told By Ginger
- Courtney Haine, aka Sergeant Hatred, a character in the adult animated series The Venture Bros.
- Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the Gundam franchise
- Courtney Krieger, aka Cover Girl, a character in the G.I. Joe franchise
- Courtney Matthews, heroine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital
- Courtney Mitchell, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Courtney Ross, aka Saturnyne, a character from Marvel Comics
- Courtney Whitmore, aka Stargirl, from DC Comics
- Courtney Lane, a character from the 2009 musical television film Spectacular!
- Courtney, a character from the Canadian animated series Total Drama
- Courtney, a character in the series The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder
- Courtney Shayne, antagonist in the film Jawbreaker
See also
- Courtney (disambiguation)
- The House of Courtenay (a family)
- The Earldom of Devon
References
- ^ The Parliamentary History of ENGLAND. T.C. Hansard, Peterborough-Court, Fleet-Street. 1808. p. 874.
- ^ Robert Nedelkoff (1997). "Pamela Moore Plus Forty". The Baffler (10): 104–117. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-13.