Explore the Family Name Cortright

The meaning of Cortright

1. Variant of Courtright, a surname of Dutch origin. Compare Kortright. 2. Perhaps also an altered form of English Cartwright.

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How common is the last name Cortright in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cortright has seen a noticeable increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Cortright was ranked as the 16,625th most common surname, but by 2010 it had improved its standing to the 16,120th position. This represents a rank change of 3.04%. Moreover, the count of individuals with the Cortright surname also increased from 1,588 in 2000 to 1,796 in 2010, marking a growth of 13.1%. The proportion of people named Cortright per 100,000 residents slightly rose from 0.59 to 0.61 during this decade, indicating a 3.39% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,625	#16,120	3.04%
Count	1,588	1,796	13.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.61	3.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cortright

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Cortright identified as White, with a slight decrease from 93.58% in 2000 to 92.87% in 2010. During this same period, there was a notable increase in those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.57% to 1.39%, representing a substantial 143.86% change. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased by 10.38%, while those identifying as Black saw a slight decrease of 3.17%. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Cortright surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.58%	92.87%	-0.76%
Hispanic	4.53%	4.06%	-10.38%
Two or More Races	0.57%	1.39%	143.86%
Black	1.26%	1.22%	-3.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%