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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 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. Some well-known Courneyas include:
- Julianne Courneya of Kanata, Ontario, age 21.
- Dennis Courneya, author, ex-soldier, and teacher.
- US soldier PFC Daniel W. Courneya, killed in action in 2007, age 19.
- RADM Thomas E. Courneya
- Brock Courneya, CEO of XNS Technology Group Inc.