Cureton Surname

75,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cureton Surname Definition:

Perhaps Cuerden, co. Lancaster.

Cureton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5361:65,4737,641
England6291:88,5829,600
Australia2181:123,83313,580
Wales451:68,7676,014
Canada421:877,27667,671
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:99,89910,088
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7481:67,1377,285

Cureton (18) may also be a first name.

Cureton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps Cuerden, co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Courtonne near Caen. William de Curtone was of Surrey 1130, Emald de C. of Essex 1189 (Rot. Pip.). This family held three knights’ fees in Normandy 1165 (Duchesne, Feod. Norm.). Gilbert and Geoffry de Cortone occur there 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

From Curton, Normandy. William de Curtona of Surrey, 1130 (Rot. Pip.). In 1165 Robert de Corton held Esinanville, Normandy, as three knights’ fees (Feod. Norm.). Richard I. in 1189 confirmed the gifts of Ernald de Curtune to Colchester Abbey (Mon. ii.).

The Norman People (1874)

Cureton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cureton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cureton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cureton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cureton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,351st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,118,751 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cureton are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

Cureton is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,536 people, or 1 in 65,473. In The United States Cureton is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Cureton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cureton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cureton last name grew 740 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cureton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cureton last name are 12.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cureton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.26% less than the national average, earning $38,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,633 CAD per year.

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Cureton Reference & Research

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