Given name & surname
Court
“a court attendant; a courtier”·“a courteous woman; courtly”·“a courteous man; courtly”
Court is a variant of Cort. One English interpretation is “a court attendant; a courtier.” Court is a variant of Courtney. Interpretations include “a courteous woman; courtly” (English) and “a courteous man; courtly” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Court is a variant of Cort. One English interpretation is “a court attendant; a courtier.” Court is a variant of Courtney. Interpretations include “a courteous woman; courtly” (English) and “a courteous man; courtly” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Court is a variant of Cort. An origin associated with Cort is English. Court is a variant of Courtney. An origin associated with Courtney is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Court is a variant of Courtney. The history of Courtney gives this family its wider story. Courtney’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Court through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 334
- 334 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 627 as a first name in 2020; 2,442 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Court’s family of names
Court has a related form in Courtney. Court has a related form in Cort.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Court
- Court McGeeAmerican martial artistborn 1984
- Court Lambertus van BeymaDutch notary, auctioneer, politician and patriot1753–1820
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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