title: Courthope
text: # Courthope
  
  Courthope is an English surname originating in the country's South-East and historically most prevalent in Kent and Sussex. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * the Courthope baronets
  * George Courthope (1616–1685), English politician
  * Sir George Courthope, MP for Rye between 1906 and 1945
  * George Frederick Courthope, London-based silversmith and jeweller in the 19th century
  * Nathaniel Courthope (1585–c. 1620), English merchant
  * Peter Courthope, brother to Nathaniel Courthope and owner of Danny House in the 17th century
  * William Courthope, MP for Hastings in 1420 and 1421
  * William Courthope (officer of arms) (1808–1866), English genealogist and herald
  * William John Courthope, writer and historian
  