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Courneya is an uncommon last name. It is a variant of the French Cornoyer, which is possibly an altered spelling of Corneyre, a ‘learned’ form of Cornier, which was a name for someone who lived on the corner of a street. Secondly, it may be a French form of the German Koerner.[1]
In 1891, there were 3 families in England and Wales with this surname, 67% of these living in Yorkshire area, and almost 1/3 in the London region.[2] The name was first seen in the USA in similar numbers in 1920, with 19 families. Michigan (32%) and Rhode Island (26%) had the majority of these families. The rest were in Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, and New Jersey.[3] Some well-known Courneyas include:
- Julianne Courneya of Kanata, Ontario, age 21.[4]
- Dennis Courneya, author, ex-soldier, and teacher.[5]
- US soldier PFC Daniel W. Courneya, killed in action in 2007, age 19.
- RADM Thomas E. Courneya
References
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Cournoyer-family-history.ashx
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Courneya-family-history-uk.ashx
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Courneya-family-history.ashx
- ^ http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=64cfaaf5-0137-4167-9471-172275e79938&k=30530
- ^ http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0738819913
- ^ http://www.militarycity.com/valor/2763925.html
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