The Coursey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,862 people carried this name — #8,523 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,643 in 2000.

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In print

Coursey in American newspapers,
1844–1909.

Newspaper page from The Daily Sentinel carrying the name Coursey
The Daily Sentinel 1906-09-26
Newspaper page from The Port-gibson Correspondent carrying the name Coursey
The Port-gibson Correspondent 1844-01-27
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Coursey
Imperial Valley Press 1909-01-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Coursey in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1940s.

86 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coursey. The most, 26, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 49
Victoria 15
Queensland 11
South Australia 7
Western Australia 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coursey.

Who carried it

People named Coursey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Oscar William Coursey 1873–1946

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Coursey,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States224 records

224 records of the Coursey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 130
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Conrad J. Coursey

    Born 1919 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore; route man from Baltimore City. Veteran; died 1964, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Coursey

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Aleppo from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 17; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Billy Ray Coursey

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1933, died 1996; buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 224 records for Coursey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Coursey name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary de Coursey

    Arrived in Queensland in 1885 aboard the Chyebassa, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Herbert Edward Coursey

    Retired machinist of Braybrook, Victoria; died 1981.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Herbert Coursey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1920 aboard the Commonwealth, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Coursey in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Coursey name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Stephen Coursey

    Listed at Dutch Village, Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1827.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Coursey

    Married 1816 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Coursey name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Nina Coralie Coursey

    Died 1967, aged 83; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Francis Coursey

    Died 1939, aged 53; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Coursey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. E. Coursey

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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