Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

after the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Con ...

of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.< ...

and

Gâtinais Gâtinais () or Gâtine () was a province of France, containing the area around the valley of the Loing, corresponding roughly to the northeastern part of the département of Loiret, and the south of the present department of Seine-et-Marne. Unde ...

. The

House of Courtenay The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Courtenays became a Royal House of the Capetian Dynasty, cousins of the Bourbons and the Valois, and achieved the title ...

was a significant French family with close association with both the French, and thereby, English royal lines; in England the Courtenays were

Earls of Devon Earl of Devon was created several times in the English peerage, and was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the de Redvers (''alias'' de Reviers, Revieres, etc.) family, and later by the Courtenay family. It is not to be con ...

. 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 A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

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 Brendan Courtney (born 24 June 1971 in Dublin) is an Irish TV presenter and fashion designer. He was the first openly gay presenter in Ireland. He has hosted ''Wanderlust'' on RTÉ Two, ''The Brendan Courtney Show'' on TV3. Career Courtney bega ...

(born 1971), Irish television presenter * Charles E. Courtney (1849–1920), American rower and rowing coach *

C. F. Courtney Charles Frederick Courtney (23 November 1856 – 27 September 1941) was an English metallurgist, manager of the Sulphide Corporation, a mining and chemical manufacturing company in Australia. History C. F. Courtney was born in Islington on 23 No ...

(died 1941), manager of Australian mining and ore treatment company *

Christopher Courtney Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Lloyd Courtney, (27 June 1890 – 22 October 1976) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Courtney joined the Royal Navy in May 1905 as a midshipman at Britannia Royal Naval College, Britannia Naval Co ...

(1890–1976), British Royal Air Force officer *

Clint Courtney Clinton Dawson Courtney (March 16, 1927 – June 16, 1975), nicknamed Scrap Iron, was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1952 ...

(1927–1975), American baseball player *

Dave Courtney David John Courtney (born 17 February 1959) is an English self-proclaimed former gangster who has become both an author and celebrity. Author Bernard O'Mahoney and Frankie Fraser (the former member of the Richardson gang) have accused Court ...

(born 1959), British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster *

Duane Courtney Duane Jerome Courtney (born 7 January 1985) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Highgate United. He has played in the Football League for Burnley. Courtney started his career in the youth system of D ...

(born 1985), English footballer *

Eamon Courtenay Eamon Courtenay (born 11 June 1960) is a Belizean politician from the People's United Party. He has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 November 2020. He previously served in the same role from 2006 to 2007. Family His father Vernon Harri ...

(born 1960), Belizean politician *

Ernie Courtney Edward Ernest (Ernie) Courtney (January 20, 1875 – February 29, 1920) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (), Baltimore Orioles (), New York Highlanders (), Detroit Tigers () and Philadelphia Phillie ...

(1875–1920), American baseball player *

Henry A. Courtney Jr. Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. (January 6, 1916 – May 15, 1945) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. Biography Courtney was born January 6, 1916, in Duluth, ...

(1916–1945), US Marine Corps Reserve officer during World War II and Medal of Honor recipient *

Jack Courtney (disambiguation) John or Jack Courtney may refer to: *John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist * J. Ira Courtney (1888–1968), American athlete *John Mortimer Courtney (1838–1920), Canadian civil servant * John Courtney (MP), Member of Parliamen ...

, multiple people *

Jacqueline Courtney Jacqueline Courtney (born Sharon Courtney; September 24, 1946 – December 20, 2010) was an American actress best known for her work on daytime soap operas. Courtney's initial appearance on television came in 1951 when she performed on WAAT in ...

(born 1946), American actor *

Jai Courtney Jai Courtney (; born 15 March 1986) is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film '' Jack Reacher'' (2012). He has gone on to star in '' A Good Day t ...

(born 1986), Australian actor *

James Courtney James Anthony Courtney (born 29 June 1980) is an Australian racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 5 Ford Mustang GT for Tickford Racing. Courtney won the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series ...

(born 1980), Australian racing driver * Janet E. Courtney (1865–1954), British scholar, writer and feminist *

Joe Courtney (politician) Joseph David Courtney (born April 6, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. His district encompasses most of the eastern third of the state, including Norwich and New London. A member of t ...

(born 1953), American lawyer and Democratic politician *

Joel Courtney Joel Courtney (born January 31, 1996)Joel Courtney Bio
is an American actor known for his role in the 2011 ...

(born 1996), American film actor *

John Courtney (disambiguation) John or Jack Courtney may refer to: * John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist * J. Ira Courtney (1888–1968), American athlete * John Mortimer Courtney (1838–1920), Canadian civil servant * John Courtney (MP), Member of Parliam ...

, multiple people *

Jon Courtney Jon Courtney is a British singer, guitarist, and keyboard player, of the rock band Pure Reason Revolution. He was also the sole songwriter (except " The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" credited to Courtney/Jong) on their first two albums. Out ...

(1918–1997), British musician *

Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (6 July 183211 May 1918) was a radical British politician, and an academic, who became famous after being advocate of proportional representation in Parliament and acting as an opponent of ...

(1832–1918), British politician and man of letters *

Lou Courtney Lou Courtney (born Louis Russell Pegues, August 15, 1943 – June 25, 2021) was an American soul singer and songwriter who had several hit records in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a performer and writer. Biography Born in Buffalo, New York, he ...

(born 1943), American musician *

Mel Courtney Melvyn Francis Courtney (born 2 October 1943) is a Nelson City Councillor and a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. Early life and family Courtney was born in Christchurch on 2 ...

, New Zealand Independent politician; great-nephew of James Courtney of New Zealand *

Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Ea ...

(1929–2011), British television actor *

Pip Courtney Philippa Jane "Pip" Courtney is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is known for her work as a reporter and host of the ABC series ''Landline''. In 2000, she became a reporter on ''The 7.30 Report'', but returned to ''Landline' ...

, Australian journalist and television presenter *

Robert Courtney Robert Courtney may refer to: * Robert Courtney (fraudster) * Robert Courtney (Paralympian) Robert George Courtney (27 April 1959 – 28 January 2016) was a champion New Zealand Paralympian. Early life Born on 27 April 1959, Courtney spent ...

(born 1952), American pharmacist convicted of fraud *

Roger Courtney Roger James Allen Courtney MC (1902 – 15 February 1946) (His brother gives his date of death as 14 February 1949), known as Jumbo, was a British soldier who established the Special Boat Sections which saw action in World War II. These would eve ...

, 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 Vernon Harrison Courtenay (1932 – 15 August 2009) was a Belizean politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1984. Family His son Eamon Courtenay also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister ...

(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). As a given name for women, however, it gained wide acceptance only in the years following the 1956 publication of

Pamela Moore Pamela Moore is an American singer-songwriter, mixing hard rock, heavy metal, melodic rock and industrial music while her earlier years delved into pop and electronica. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. History Born and rais ...

's novel "Chocolates for Breakfast", whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man.

Female

* Courtney Abbot (born 1989), New Zealand actress * Courtney Act (born 1982), Australian drag queen *

Courtney Adeleye Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. Her initial investment was $500 and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales. Background and career Adeleye was raise ...

, American founder *

Courtney Marie Andrews Courtney Marie Andrews (born November 7, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Phoenix, Arizona. She released her first widely distributed and breakthrough studio album, '' Honest Life'', in 2016. From 2010 to 2011, Andrews was a ...

(born 1990), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner *

Courtney Banghart Courtney Rosholt Banghart (born May 11, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at North Carolina. Prior to North Carolina, she served as head coach at Princeton from 2007 to 2019. Playing career B ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach *

Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Call ...

(born 1987), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Courtney Blades Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers (born May 16, 1978) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southern M ...

(born 1978), American softball player *

Courtney Bowman Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in ''Six'' at the Arts Theatre, L ...

(born 1995), English actress * Courtney Angela Brkic (born 1972), American memoirist *

Courtney Brosnan Courtney Elizabeth Brosnan (born 10 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Everton. Born in the United States, she represents the Republic of Ireland women's national team. ...

(born 1995), American-Irish footballer * Courtney Bruce (born 1993), Australian netball player *

Courtney Bryan (composer) Courtney Bryan is an American composer and pianist whose work combines influences from jazz and gospel traditions. Early life and education Bryan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College (2004 ...

, American composer * Courtney Burke (born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman *

Cortney Casey Cortney Ann Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Divisio ...

(born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Courtney Clarkson (born 1991), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Clements Courtney Clements (born November 12, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and San Diego State Aztecs. She played ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox Arquette; born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and filmmaker. She gained international recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', which aired from 1994 ...

(born 1964), American actress, best known for playing a character in '' Friends'' * Courtney Cox Cole (1971-2019), American athlete *

Courtney Coleman Courtney Michelle Coleman (born April 13, 1981) is a former professional basketball player who played for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. Ohio State statistics Source Career statistics Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003 ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Courtney Conlogue Courtney Conlogue (born August 25, 1992) is an American professional surfer. She was born in Santa Ana, California. Courtney learned to surf at the age of 4. In 2004 when she was 11, Conlogue was the youngest athlete to be selected to the USA ...

(born 1992), American surfer *

Courtney Cox (musician) Courtney Cox is an American guitarist and member of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. Career A native of Philadelphia, Courtney Cox started playing guitar around age 13. At 15, she enrolled at The Paul Green School of Rock Music ...

(born 1989), American guitarist *

Courtney Cramey Courtney Jane Cramey (born 28 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 20 matches over four seasons at the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was a two-time premiership player and a one-time All-A ...

(born 1985), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Rachel Culkin The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe wa ...

(born 1983), American model * Courtney Dauwalter (born 1985), American runner * Courtney Deifel (born 1980), American softball coach *

Courtney Dike Courtney Ozioma Dike (born 3 February 1995) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, she represents the Nigeria women's national football team at international level. Career College and amateur Born in Edmond, Oklahom ...

(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 Courtney Ekmark (born April 8, 1995) is an American basketball player who played college basketball at Arizona State University. She played her first two collegiate seasons for the University of Connecticut. By the time she became eligible to pla ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Courtney Simmons Elwood Courtney Simmons Elwood (born June 6, 1968) is an American attorney who served as the general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration between 2017 and 2021. Early life and education Elwood was born in Beth ...

(born 1968), American attorney *

Courtney Enders Courtney Lee Enders (born November 14, 1986) is a former NHRA drag racer. Personal life Enders is the younger sister of drag racer and four-time (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020) NHRA Pro Stock drag racing champion Erica Enders. She attended Cypress Spr ...

(born 1986), American auto racer *

Courtney Field Courtney “Piccolo” Field (born ) is an Australian female Track cycling, track cyclist, representing Australia at international competitions. She won the bronze medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling Worl ...

(born 1997), Australian track cyclist *

Courtney Fink Courtney Fink is an American organizer, arts advocate, curator and writer. She is the co-Founder and Director of Common Field, a national network of art spaces and projects. Courtney Fink currently serves as a board member for the Andy Warhol Found ...

, American art curator *

Courtney Force Courtney Force-Rahal (born June 20, 1988) is a former drag racer who competed on the NHRA tour. She drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World Funny Car Champ ...

(born 1988), American auto racer *

Courtney Ford Courtney Braden Ford is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on television, such as playing Christine Hill on ''Dexter'' (2009), Portia Bellefleur on ''True Blood'' (2011), Lily on '' Parenthood'' (2012), Tonia Pyne on '' Murder ...

(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 Courtney Paige Garrett (born August 14, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Pamplin City, Virginia, who was chosen as Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2009 and crowned Miss Virginia 2014. She competed for the Miss America 2015 ...

(born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Courtney George Courtney George (born June 24, 1986) is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. Career George began curling in 1998. She won two medals at the World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for Cassandra Johnson, gold in 2002 and silver in ...

(born 1986), American curler *

Courtney Gibbs Courtney Ann Gibbs-Mokarow ( née Gibbs; born August 20, 1966) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1988 and Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1988. Miss USA Born to Charles Gaylord Gibbs and Susan Eck ...

(born 1966), American actress * Courtney Guard (born 1991), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Gum Courtney Gum (born 25 September 1981) is a retired Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played two seasons with the before announcing a retire ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Hadwin Courtney Hadwin is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to fame by competing prominently on ITV's '' The Voice Kids UK 2017'' and the 13th season of the NBC competition show '' America's Got Talent''. Early and personal life She lives in ...

(born 2004), English singer-songwriter *

Courtney Hansen Courtney Hansen is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model. Biography Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald John "Jerry" and Constanc ...

(born 1974), American television host * Courtney Halverson (born 1989), American actress *

Courtney Hazlett Courtney Brooke Hazlett is the supervising entertainment editor for NBC News' digital properties, NBCNews.com and TODAY.com. Prior to that she was a columnist and Celebrity Correspondent for todayshow.com, the official site for NBC's ''The Today ...

(born 1976), American columnist *

Courtney Henggeler Courtney Healy Henggeler (born December 11, 1978) is an American actress known for her starring role as Amanda LaRusso in the Netflix comedy-drama television series ''Cobra Kai''. She is also known as playing the adult version of Sheldon Coope ...

(born 1978), American actress * Courtney Hicks (born 1995), American figure skater *

Courtney Hill Courtney Winfield-Hill (; born 9 January 1987) is an Australian born sportswoman who formerly played rugby league for and Leeds Rhinos. Originally Winfield-Hill played cricket as a pace bowler for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat, before mo ...

(born 1987), Australian cricket player *

Courtney Houssos Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election. She is currently Minister for Finance and Natural Resources in the Minns government. Houssos ...

, Australian politician *

Courtney Rae Hudson Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973) is an Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. She was elected to the position in 2010. Education Hudson graduated Phi Beta Kappa and ''magna cum laude'' from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ...

(born 1973), American justice *

Courtney Hunt Courtney Hunt (born 1964) is an American director and screenwriter. Her debut feature film, '' Frozen River'', won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Early life and education Hunt was raised in Memphis and Nashville, Tennes ...

(born 1964), American director *

Courtney Hurley Courtney Hurley (born September 30, 1990) is an American fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan, and Kelley Hurley at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre D ...

(born 1990), American fencer * Courtney Jaye (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Jenaé, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jines Courtney Elizabeth Jines (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as Demetra in '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' and Amanda Wilkinson in ''Because of Winn-Dixie''. In 2012 Courtney fou ...

(born 1992), American actress *

Courtney Johnson (water polo) Courtney Johnson (born May 7, 1974) is an American water polo player, who competed in the 2000 Olympics where women's water polo made its debut. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 1998 World Championships in ...

(born 1974), American water polo player * Courtney Johnston, New Zealand chief executive *

Courtney Jolly Courtney Jolly (born September 18, 1986) is an American former professional monster truck driver who drove Pastrana 199 on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. Career Courtney Jolly, a former beauty queen, comes from a family which is heavily invol ...

(born 1986), American race car driver *

Courtney Dunbar Jones Courtney Adele Dunbar Jones (born April 18, 1978) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Tax Court. Biography Jones earned her Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Hampton University and was the recipient o ...

, American judge *

Courtney Jones (soccer) Courtney Brooke Jones Louks (; born May 21, 1990) is an American retired professional Association football, soccer Forward (association football), forward and Defender (association football), defender. She last played for Boston Breakers in the ...

(born 1990), American soccer player *

Cortney Jordan Cortney Jordan (born June 24, 1991 in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American swimmer. Swimming career Jordan broke onto the international swimming scene when she won bronze medal, bronze in the 50, 100, and 400 metre freestyles at 2 ...

(born 1991), American swimmer *

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation of ...

(born 1979), American media personality * Kourtney Keegan (born 1994), American tennis player *

Courtney A. Kemp Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 Starz television series franchise '' Power Universe''. She has written for such shows as ''The Good Wife'' and ''Beauty & the Beast''. Early ...

(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 Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17. She graduated from Columbia Univers ...

(born 1977), American equestrian *

Kourtney Klein Kourtney Klein is a music producer, vocalist, keyboardist, and drummer who is best known as the lead vocalist the synthpop band Army on the Dance Floor. She was previously a member of Combichrist. Biography Klein grew up in Temecula, Californi ...

, American vocalist * Courtney Knight, Canadian Paralympics athlete * Courtney Kupets (born 1986), American gymnast *

Kourtney Kunichika Kourtney Midori Kunichika (born November 7, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey forward, who played for the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL. She is the third highest scorer in Beauts history. Career Early life Kunichika only began ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey forward * Cortney Lollar, English professor *

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as ...

(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 Courtney E. Martin (born December 31, 1979) is an American feminist, author, speaker, and social and political activist. She is known for writing books, speaking at universities throughout the nation, and for co-editing the feminist blog, ...

(born 1979), American author *

Courtney Mathewson Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson (born September 14, 1986) is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Brui ...

(born 1986), American water polo player *

Courtney McCool Courtney Lynn McCool-Griffeth (born April 1, 1988) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express. From 2007–2010, McCool competed ...

(born 1988), American gymnast * Courtney McGregor (born 1998), New Zealand gymnast *

Courtney Meldrum Courtney L. Pugmire Meldrum (born January 31, 1977) is a long-distance runner from the United States, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is a former world record holder in this obstacle race, clocking 10:23.47 on June 23, 1 ...

(born 1977), American long-distance runner * Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), New Zealand poet * Courtney Milan (born 1976), American author *

Courtney A. Miller Courtney A. Miller is an American neuroscientist and Professor of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida. Miller investigates the biological basis of neurological and Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychi ...

, American neuroscientist * Courtney Allison Moulton (born 1986), American author *

Courteney Munn Courteney Munn (born 10 December 1998) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and for St Kilda in the AFL Women's (AFLW). AFLW career North Melbourne Munn was selected by North Melbourne at number 36 at the 2 ...

(born 1998), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Boyd Myers Courtney Boyd Myers is an American entrepreneur. She is known for founding Audience.io, a consulting firm designed to create parity between tech start-ups in New York City and London. From 2007-2009, Boyd Myers worked for Forbes.com as a techno ...

(born 1984), American journalist *

Courtney Nagle Courtney Nagle (born September 29, 1982) is a former American professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each pla ...

(born 1982), American professional tennis player *

Courtney Neron Courtney Neron is an American politician from Oregon. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, she represents Oregon's 26th House district, District 26 in the Oregon House of Representatives, which is currently assembled for its 81st Oregon ...

, American politician * Courtney Niemiec (born 1992), American soccer player *

Courtney Okolo Courtney Okolo (born March 15, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter who usually competes in the 400 metres. She starred at Carrollton (Texas) Newman Smith High School where she won multiple individual state championships. In college, ...

(born 1994), American athletics competitor * Kortney Olson (born 1981), American-born bodybuilder and athlete *

Cortney Palm Cortney Palm (born February 20, 1987) is an American actress and author known for '' Zombeavers'', '' The Dark Tapes'' and '' Sushi Girl''. Career Palm's career began after she was cast in the titular role of '' Sushi Girl''. She played Zoe i ...

(born 1987), American actress * Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball player *

Courtney Parker Courtney Parker (born July 7, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) usually referred to simply as Courtney is an American singer and dancer that currently lives and works in Greece. She is currently signed to the Panik Records. She is known for her c ...

(born 1985), American singer living in Greece *

Courtney Peldon Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress. Early life and education Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the en ...

(born 1981), American television and film actress *

Courtney C. Radsch Courtney Radsch (born 1979) is an Americans, American journalist, author and advocate for freedom of speech, freedom of expression. She is the author of ''Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change'' and ...

(born 1979), American journalist *

Courtney Raetzman Courtney Raetzman (born April 9, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder player who previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. Career After four years playing at the University of Kentucky, Raetzman was drafted by Chicago Red Stars T ...

(born 1994), American soccer player *

Courtney Reed Courtney Rhodes Reed (born August 10, 1984) is an American actress, best known for originating the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney's '' Aladdin on Broadway.'' Early life Reed was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois to a Caucasian American f ...

(born 1985), American actress * Courtney Rush (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler *

Courtney Ryan Courtney Anne Ryan (born September 21, 1990) is a 2.0 point American wheelchair basketball player who played with the national team at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto in 2014. In 2017, she played for the S ...

(born 1990), American basketball player * Courtney Sarault (born 2000), Canadian short track speed skater *

Courtney Schulhoff Courtney Christine Schulhoff (born December 27, 1987 in Washington, D.C.) is an American prisoner who was convicted of the bludgeoning death of her father in his Altamonte Springs, Florida apartment when she was 16 years old. She was convicted o ...

(born 1987), American prisoner *

Courtney Shealy Courtney Amanda Shealy (born December 12, 1977), from Irmo, South Carolina, later known by her married name Courtney Hart, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Shealy swam the third l ...

(born 1977), American swimmer * Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977), American author *

Courtney Simon Courtney Simon (born June 23, 1946) is an American writer and actress. Simon is sometimes credited as "Courtney Sherman" or "Courtney Sherman Simon". Simon is best known for having created the role of Kathy Phillips on the long-running soap oper ...

(born 1946), American writer * Courtney Sixx (born 1985), American model *

Courtney Stodden Courtney Alexis Stodden (born August 29, 1994) is an American media personality, model, and singer. After competing in beauty pageants in their home state of Washington and releasing original music, then-16-year-old Stodden came to internation ...

(born 1994), American television personality *

Courtney Summers Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her most famous known works are ''Cracked Up to Be,'' '' This is Not a Test,'' ''All the Rage,'' and '' Sadie.'' Career Her first novel, '' ...

(born 1986), Canadian writer * Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (born 1990), English footballer *

Courtney Tairi Courtney Tairi (born 15 July 1988) is a former New Zealand netball international. She also represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. During the ANZ Ch ...

(born 1988), New Zealand netball player * Courtney Thomas (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder * Courtney Thompson (born 1984), American volleyball player *

Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on ''Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', Cheryl Mabel in ''According to Jim'' and her recurring role on ...

(born 1967), American actress *

Courtney Thorpe Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. 121 contestants competed for the crown. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Str ...

(born 1990), Australian beauty pageant titleholder *

Cortney Tidwell Cortney Tidwell is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Personal life Cortney Lara Tidwell was born on December 2, 1972, in Nashville, Tennessee to country singer Connie Eaton and Cliff Williamson, music producer at A&R. He ...

(born 1972), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Turner Courtney Turner (born June 17, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player. She played with the Union Dutchwomen and amassed 28 career points while with the college program. She was selected first overall in the 2017 CWHL Draft by the Boston Blades, th ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Vandersloot Courtney Vandersloot (born February 8, 1989) is an American and Hungarian basketball point guard for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Sopron Basket in the Hungarian National Championship. The third ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

Courtney Verloo Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League ( ...

(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) Courtney Anne Webb (born 30 November 1999) is a cricketer and Australian rules footballer from Launceston, Tasmania. A right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Webb currently plays for South Australia in the Women's National Cri ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Wetzel Courtney Rashelle Wetzel (born February 25, 1989) is an American soccer midfielder. She played for the Western New York Flash and Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL, and the Ottawa Fury Women and Seattle Sounders Women in the W-League. Early lif ...

(born 1989), American soccer player *

Courtney Williams (basketball) Courtney M. Williams (born May 11, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Williams completed her high school basketball career at Charlton County High Scho ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Courtney Winsloe 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 Gât ...

(born 1987), New Zealand cricketer * Kortney Wilson (born c. 1979), Canadian country music singer * Courtney Young (librarian), American librarian *

Courtney Yamada-Anderson Courtney Yamada (born April 6, 1980) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. Her best Skeleton World Cup finish was third at Nagano in January 2007. A native of Boise, Idaho, Yamada's best finish at the FIBT World Championships ...

(born 1980), American skeleton racer * Courtney Zablocki (born 1981), American luger

Male

Courtney Alexander Courtney Jason Alexander (born April 27, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach of the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. Professional career After playing high school basketball at ...

(born 1977), American basketball player *

Courtney Anderson Courtney Jerome Anderson Sr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose State ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his commanding presence Vance started his career on stage before transitioning his career into film and television. He's received various accolades including a Tony Awa ...

(born 1960), American actor *Sir Courtney Blackman, Barbadian economist, business consultant and diplomat *

Cortney Lance Bledsoe Cortney Lance Bledsoe (born May 14, 1976) is an American writer, poet, and book reviewer. He has published eight books and hundreds of short stories, poems, essays, short plays, and reviews in many literary journals and anthologies. Bledsoe ha ...

(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 Courtney Oswald Browne (born 7 December 1970) is a former English-born cricketer. He is a right-handed wicketkeeping batsman. He is the only West Indian Test cricketer to have been born in England. He was a member of the West Indies team that w ...

(born 1970), West Indian cricketer *

Kortney Clemons Kortney Clemons (born June 23, 1980)
USA Today, November 20, 2006 is an American Paralympic athlete and I ...

(born 1980), American athlete *

Charles Courtney Curran Charles Courtney Curran (13 February 1861 – 9 November 1942) was an American painter. He is best known for his canvases depicting women in various settings. Biography Curran was born in Hartford, Kentucky in February, 1861, where his father ...

(1861–1942), American Impressionist painter * William Courtney Dowling (born 1944), American author and social critic *

Courtney Gains Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie ''Children of the Corn''. Career Gains achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films such ...

(born 1965), American actor *

Courtenay Gonsalves Courtney Alexander Gonsalves (31 August 1950 – 31 March 2013) was a Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup, and also represented the Guyanese national side ...

(1950–2013), Guyanese cricketer * Lawrence Courtney Haines (known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996), Australian ornithologist * Courtney Hall (1968-2021), American football player *

Kortney Hause Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional footballer of Bermudian descent, who plays as a defender for club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgat ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Courtney Hodges General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer ...

(1887–1966), United States Army general *

Courtney Lawes Courtney Linford Lawes is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a second or back row for Northampton Saints in the Gallagher Premiership. He has made over 250 appearances for his club. Early life and education Lawes was born ...

(born 1989), English rugby union player *

Courtney Lee Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University. Lee was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and wa ...

(born 1985), American basketball player * Courtney Lewis (born 1984), British conductor *

Courtney Murphy The second season of ''Australian Idol'' debuted on 13 July 2004. Over 50,000 people throughout Australia auditioned. Overview As well as the five larger cities, the judges also visited Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and Tamworth this year. Of the ...

(born 1979), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series ''Australian Idol'' *

John Courtney Murray John Courtney Murray (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967) was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relationsh ...

(1904–1967), Jesuit theologian *

Courtney Pine Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964), is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder in the 1980s of the black British band the Jazz Warriors. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also ...

(born 1964), British jazz musician * Courtney Pitt (born 1981), English footballer *

Courtney Roby Courtney E. Roby (born January 10, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver, drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, following a historical college football career at Indiana. Roby has also played for t ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Courtney Senior Courtney Fitzroy Senior (born 30 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Barnet. He is a product of the Brentford Academy and made his professional debut on loan at League Two club Wycombe Wanderers in Febr ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Courtney Solomon Courtney Solomon (born September 1,1970) is a writer, director, producer, and entrepreneur from Toronto, Ontario. He has been involved with production, marketing and distribution of over 80 movies. Life and career At 19, he formed Sweetpea Ente ...

(born 1971), Canadian film director *

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylo ...

(born 1967), American songwriter, singer and guitarist *

Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats, best ...

(born 1962), West Indian cricketer *

Courtney Watson Courtney Watson (born September 18, 1980, in Sarasota, Florida) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for two seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the Univ ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Courtney Whitney Major General Courtney Whitney (May 20, 1897 – March 21, 1969) was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II who later served as a senior official during the American occupation of Japan (1945–1951). He played a major r ...

(1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander *

Kortney Ryan Ziegler Kortney Ryan Ziegler (born December 15, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, blogger, writer, and scholar based in Oakland, California. His artistic and academic work focuses on queer/ trans issues, body image, racialized s ...

(born 1980), American filmmaker

Fictional characters

* Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's ''

Pendragon Pendragon or ( wlm, pen dreic, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Latin word , plural , 'dragon , br, Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but ...

'' series * Courtney Crimsen, a character in the novel and Netflix TV series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan M ...

'' *

Courtney Crumrin ''Courtney Crumrin '' is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press. Publication history ''Courtney Crumrin'' was originally published as a limited series of 12 comics compiled into thr ...

, 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. ''The Venture Bros.'' is an American adult animated action comedy TV series created by Chris McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 200 ...

'' * Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the ''

Gundam is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ''Mobile ...

'' franchise * Courtney Krieger, aka

Cover Girl A cover girl is a woman whose photograph features on the front cover of a magazine. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a casual, once-off appearance by a person on the cover of a maga ...

, a character in the ''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

'' franchise *

Courtney Matthews Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. She is the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half sister of mobster Sonny Corinthos. Courtney was portrayed by Ali ...

, heroine on the ABC soap opera '' General Hospital'' * Courtney Mitchell, a character in the British soap opera '' EastEnders'' * Courtney Ross, aka

Saturnyne Opal Luna Saturnyne is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their '' Captain Britain'' stories. Formerly the servant of Roma, she is curren ...

, a character from Marvel Comics *

Courtney Whitmore Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore, known as Stargirl (often called Stars or Star), is a superhero created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character's name, appearance, and personality were pat ...

, aka Stargirl, from DC Comics * Courtney Lane, a character from the 2009 musical television film ''

Spectacular! ''Spectacular!'' is a 2009 musical comedy-drama film that aired on Nickelodeon and YTV. It stars Canadian singer Nolan Gerard Funk, Australian singer Tammin Sursok, Victoria Justice and Simon Curtis with Matthew Bennett, Andrea Lewis, Shannon ...

'' * Courtney, a character from the Canadian animated series ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The se ...

'' * Courtney, a character in the series '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' * Courtney Shayne, antagonist in the film ''Jawbreaker''

References