Cortner Family History
Cortner Name Meaning
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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press