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