Courvoisier (surname)

The surname Courvoisier or de Courvoisier is in origin a French word, meaning 'shoemaker'. The word comes from Old French courveis ('leather') which itself comes from the Latin word Cordubense meaning 'from Cordova', originally referring to a kind of leather associated with that city.

The name may refer to:

• Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (1843–1918), a Swiss surgeon
• Walter Courvoisier, Swiss composer, son of Ludwig Georg Courvoisier
• Fritz Courvoisier, Swiss watchmaker, military and political figure
• Leopold Courvoisier, Swiss astronomer
• Jean Joseph Antoine de Courvoisier, French magistrate and politician
• René Courvoisier, Swiss field hockey player
• François Benjamin Courvoisier (d.1840), valet and murderer of Lord William Russell
• Sylvie Courvoisier, Swiss composer and musician