Division IX

Division IX groups Corson families from parts of Europe besides the British Isles (Division V) and Germanic countries (Division VI).  Families have been identified from Scandinavia, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Italy, Greece, Malta, Spain, and the Isle of Man. 

Variations: CORSON, COURSON, CORSANI, CORSINI, KORSAN, KORSEN, KORSON, KORZAN, KORZEN, KORZIN

One prominent family in this group is the Courson family of Brittany, France.  In 1881, descendant Robert de Courson described this family in Historical Research on the Courson Family in Brittany and England from 1066 to 1881 (original title: Recherches historiques sur la maison de Courson en Bretagne et in Angleterre depuis 1066 jusqu'à 1881).  As a noble family, the Breton family carried the following arms:

One descendant of this family reportedly traveled to England with William the Conqueror in 1066, later establishing the Curzon/Curson family there (Division Vb). Another descendant, Joseph Marie Corson, moved to from St. Malo, Brittany, France to Mauritius in 1792.  His descendants established a tea company there, the Corson Tea Estate. Many Coursons still live in Brittany today.