Curl Surname

56,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,929 people bear this surname

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

Curl Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowle,' a parish in Lincolnshire Curie seems to have been an early corruption.

Robert de Croule, Worcestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Cryul Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Curl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3711:49,1745,963
England8491:65,6287,623
Canada2971:124,05912,985
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Wales211:147,35910,403
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Austria101:851,54467,454
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5461:44,6445,562
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2751:39,3874,654

Curl (253) may also be a first name.

Curl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowle,' a parish in Lincolnshire Curie seems to have been an early corruption.

Robert de Croule, Worcestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Cryul Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas de Curie, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Crull 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Crull, 1379: ibid.

Henricus Curie, 1379: ibid.

Richard de Crowell. or Richard de Crol, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) one with a Ringlet of Hair; Curlyheaded [Middle English curl(e, crull(e, curly: cp. Dutch krul, Norwegian krtill, and Ger. krolle, a curl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Curjel; from the Swedish, Correll; from the Dutch, Kurrell; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Curl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curl occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,736th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 816,166 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Curl reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 560,146th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 253 people.

The last name Curl is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,371 people, or 1 in 49,174. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Curl occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Curl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curl last name increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Curl are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $42,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curel89547/
Curll89481/
Curyl89273/
Curil8932/
Churl893/
Courl892/
Caurl892/
Currl890/
Curiel8050,235/
Caurel801,288/
Courel80791/
Curzel80780/
Ciurel80589/
Curell80474/
Curril80288/
Curill8093/
Curgil8054/
Churel8037/
Scurll8035/
Courll8020/
Currel8018/
Curiël8018/
Curuil8014/
Curlet8012/
Curiol808/
Cutrel807/
Cauril804/
Churil803/
Ciurlì803/
Cutrll802/
Cuirel801/
Cuiril801/
Churyl801/
Curoel801/
Cusril800/
Curled800/
Corl751,953/
Kurl75697/
Zurl75152/
Surl7580/
Jurl753/
Currell731,889/
Cutrell731,050/
Curlett73891/
Couriol73846/
Courlet73294/
Curriel73227/
Couriel73136/
Currill73119/
Tschurl7383/
Courell7363/
Chaurel7358/
Cahurel7356/
Coutrel7326/
Coureul7326/
Caurell7310/
Courrel7310/
Curriol7310/
Churill737/
Curiell733/
Cuthrel732/
Cauriel732/
Cuirell731/
Courrll731/
Currlet731/
Churell731/
Scurrel731/
Cauriol731/
Cheuryl731/
Curgill730/
Surel6710,814/
Kuril679,486/
Kurel671,171/
Cuthrell671,033/
Corel67808/
Zurel67499/
Courriol67333/
Jurel67253/
Corll67191/
Suril67176/
Cürül67154/
Scurrell67147/
Cuttrell67135/
Curilova67108/
Khurl6794/
Cautrell6787/
Kuryl6746/
Coril6736/
Juril6736/
Coutreel6734/
Curylová6734/
Curył6726/
Kurýl6714/
Courlett6710/
Courriel678/
Coryl674/
Corrl674/
Cuttrill674/
Suurl673/
Kurzl673/
Chaurell672/
Kaurl671/
Kurll671/
Jourl671/
Cuyhrell671/
Coutrell671/
Surll671/
Saurl671/
Čuril671/
Courrell671/
Tzurl671/
Zuril671/
Scurrill670/
Cuthrill670/
Jurlt670/
Couriell670/
Juirl670/
Keurl670/
Suyrl670/
Surrl670/

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