Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch (Surinamese)
Meaning & History
From Middle Dutch cort "short".
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Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Usage Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese
Other Forms FormsCortés, Cortéz (Spanish), Cortès (Catalan), Corti (Italian), Cortês (Portuguese)
Meaning & History
From corte "court", applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.