Courter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

Early Origins of the Courter family

The surname Courter was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Courter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Courter research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1476, 1500, 1508, 1626, 1673, 1692, 1695, 1721, 1772, 1790, 1797, 1821, 1855 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Courter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Courter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courteau, Court, Lecourt, Courtat, Courtot, Courtet, Courtin, Courtaud, Courtaux, Courtault, Courteau, Courtiau, Courtas, Courte, Courtade, Courtais, Courteault, Courteilles, Courton, Courtier, Courtin and many more.

Early Notables of the Courter family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was François Courtot, prominent in the seventeenth century; Honoré Courtin, born in 1626, was of a powerful Parisian family which had long been of noble status because of its involvement with the Parisian parliament; Jean de Courtade was camp Marshall in 1673; Maurice Courten was a knight, count, and lieutenant general in 1692; Antoine Court was a pastor in...
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Courter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Courter Ranking

In the United States, the name Courter is the 15,218^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Courter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Courter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Louis Courter, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Courter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mrs. Courter, who settled in America, in 1906
Albert C. Courter, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Emily Courter, aged 33, who landed in America from Litchfield, England, in 1911
Mrs. R.L. Courter, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
Ray L. Courter, aged 25, who settled in America, in 1912
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Courter (post 1700) +

Gay Courter (b. 1944), American Pulitzer Prize nominated film writer, author, and novelist
Major General Amy S. Courter CAP (b. 1961), American former National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol
James Andrew "Jim" Courter (b. 1941), American Republican Party politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)