Courtney (surname) explained

Courtney is an English surname originating from England, France and Ireland, where it was of Norman origin.^{[1] [2]}

List of 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 (1946–2010), 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 (1943–2021), 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 (1933–2023), former American athlete
• Vernon Harrison Courtenay (1932–2009), Belizean politician
• William Harrison Courtney (born 1944), American diplomat
• William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928), English author
• William Prideaux Courtney (1845–1913), British biographer and civil servant

See also

• Courtney (disambiguation)
• Courtney (given name)
• House of Courtenay
• McCourt
• McCartney

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirwin . William . Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland: Corrected Edition . Seary . E. . McGill-Queen's Press . 1998 . 978-0-7735-6741-2 . 116 . en.
2. Web site: Courtney Name Meaning & Courtney Family History at Ancestry.co.uk® . 2023-06-23 . www.ancestry.co.uk.