The cortner Surname
cortner Name Meaning and History
- English (Cumbria): unexplained. Compare Cartner.
- Americanized spelling of German Kortner, probably a habitational name from any of several places called Korten in Westphalia, the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. This is also found as a Norwegian name, probably taken there from Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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