About the De Cortés Surname

Some records give Cortés; others give De Cortés. Both point to the same Spanish family name. The family name meaning is “Courteous”, the same as for Cortés.

• The De in front of the name is a particle that was often added to Cortés on registers.
• Other spellings include Cortez and Cortese.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Cortés surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete De Cortés report, with a museum-style coat of arms.