The lineage of the name Courteng begins with the
Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in the township of Cuerden, which is in the parish of Leyland in the county of
Lancashire. The surname Courteng belongs to the large category of
Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Early Origins of the Courteng family
The surname Courteng was first found in
Lancashire in the village and civil parish of Cuerden in the Borough of Chorley. The village has remained small over the years as a recent census showed only 77 people living there. The place name derives its name from the
Welsh word cerdin. Roger the Poitevin (Roger de Poitou), born in
Normandy originally held the lands shortly after the Conquest. Cuerden Hall is a country mansion built around 1717 on a site of a previous manor home.
Early History of the Courteng family
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Courteng Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Courteng has undergone many
spelling variations, including Cuerden, Cuerton and others.
Early Notables of the Courteng family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Courteng family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the unstable social climate in
England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Courteng were among those contributors: Richard and Margaret Cureton, and their two children who arrived in Philadelphia in 1685; and John Cuerton who sailed to Pennsylvania in 1880.