Origin of Surname
This is a surname of French origin, believed to come from the town of La Cour in Normandy. It may also refer to someone who lived in a courtyard or at a Royal or Baronial court.
Early records
Although both de la Cour and de la Court are found in records from 1600 onwards, there are suggestions that the original family used the spelling de la Court, and that de la Cour was a new arrival from France later in the 17th century.
The family name Le Court, which exists in a number of variations, is thought to be entirely separate and to derive from the French court for short, meaning a short man.
Variations
- de la Cour, 1668
- de la Court, 1340
- Le Court and variations are a separate family
Family records
Family trees
- Descendants of Nicolas de la Cour
- Descendants of Nicolas de la Cour of St Lawrence
- Descendants of Edouard de la Cour
- Descendants of Thomas de la Court
Church records
- De La Cour baptisms in Jersey
- De La Cour marriages in Jersey (groom)
- De La Cour marriages in Jersey (bride)
- De La Cour burials in Jersey
Family histories
Great War service
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
- De La Cour family members who served in World War 1
- Presentation to RFA driver Walter de La Cour, MM, at the Town Hall
Occupation records
Family wills
Burial records
Family properties
Family album
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Walter John Philip de La Cour (1885-1956)
Sydney Charles de la Cour (1920-2006)
Clarice Annie de la Cour (1876-1969) daughter of Francis Daniel and Mary Ann
R de la Cour (back row, centre) was goalkeeper in the league champions BOBA football team in 1946-47 He is believed to have been Robert Charles de la Cour
Family gravestones
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Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
Surville Cemetery
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