Courneya
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.
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.
The name was first seen in the US in similar numbers in 1920, with 19 families. Michigan and Rhode Island had the majority of these families. The rest were in Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, and New Jersey.
Some well-known Courneyas include:
