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There are approximately 7,984 people named Court in the UK. That makes it the 1,357th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 126 are named Court.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Court surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A place inclosed, protected, cut off; that which excludes access. Saxon, curt; Arm., court; Fr., cour; Gaelic, cuairt, a circle; Welsh, cor and cwr, a circle.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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