Curlet Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Curlet Surname Definition:

(formerly pronounced Curleod) is from the personal name pórljótr (the initial c representing the Celtic prefix mac). The word lotr means 'deformed', or 'ugly', but that can scarcely be its meaning in this compound. Dr. Vigfusson thinks that ljót is the same as the old Teutonic leód, 'people'.

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Curlet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France31:22,140,907385,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Curlet (18) may also be a first name.

Curlet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(formerly pronounced Curleod) is from the personal name pórljótr (the initial c representing the Celtic prefix mac). The word lotr means 'deformed', or 'ugly', but that can scarcely be its meaning in this compound. Dr. Vigfusson thinks that ljót is the same as the old Teutonic leód, 'people'. It is not found by itself in the Landnáma- bóc, though in combination with þórr it is common there. In the Flateyjarbóc, written two centuries later, this com­pound name occurs twice. Ljótr is found on the cross in the old churchyard at Ballaugh in combination with Ulb, as in the name Lintulb or Leod-Wolf.

'The name Thor has always been thought to sound well, and is much used in proper names, þorljotr is found in many runic stones in Denmark. The MacLeods, in Scotland, have always claimed a Scandinavian origin, and their name is probably from Mac ljótr, the þor not having been inserted'. ‘The MacLeods of Cadboll, and the MacLeods of Lewis, not only quarter the Manx trie cassyn (three legs), but use the same motto, quocunque jeceris stabit; which, I think, dearly points out that the chiefs of that name are descendants from the Norwegian sovereigns of Mann and the Isles, or some other Manx connexion.' In Ballaugh and Lezayre nearly one-fourth part of the population are Corletts.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Curlet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curlet is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curlet? popularity and diffusion

Curlet is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Curlet reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Curlet is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Curlet is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Curlet is most frequent in: Texas, where 57 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Curlet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curlet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curlet surname contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curlet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Curlet last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Curlet earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curlett92891/
Churlet92325/
Courlet92294/
Curliet921/
Currlet921/
Scurlet921/
Curle912,173/
Curlette8699/
Chourlet8623/
Courlett8610/
Scurlett860/
Curley8324,643/
Curlee833,565/
Corlet83960/
Curles83484/
Curler83414/
Curlej83297/
Currle83164/
Surlet8337/
Kurlet8329/
Curlie8324/
Courle8310/
Curlea838/
Cuirle837/
Curlei834/
Curleu832/
Caurle831/
Curlje831/
Curlle830/
Curled830/
Curlez830/
Curl808,929/
Corlett775,869/
Curless771,495/
Courlit7749/
Curllie7735/
Zurleit7735/
Khurlet7717/
Jourlet7716/
Courley7713/
Jurleit7710/
Curleys772/
Kurlets771/
Ceurley771/
Courler771/
Currlee771/
Currler771/
Ţurlete771/
Curelle771/
Corliet771/
Curlher771/
Curleis770/
Caurley770/
Courles770/
Curller770/
Kurlett770/
Curllee770/
Surlett770/
Cuirley770/
Curlead770/
Currley770/
Curlihe770/
Kurle735,421/
Corle731,165/
Curel73547/
Curll73481/
Curly73347/
Curyl73273/
Curli7372/
Curil7332/
Curla7311/
Courl732/
Caurl732/
Jurlt730/
Currl730/
Surillet7138/
Curleich719/
Courelle715/
D'Curley711/
Ciurlyte711/
Curilles711/
Corllett711/
Courlley710/
Corleett710/
Curley's710/
Courless710/
Currille710/
Courleis710/
Corrlett710/
Kurrlett710/
Curiel6750,235/
Corley6728,040/
Kurrle671,405/
Caurel671,288/
Courel67791/
Curzel67780/
Curell67474/
Curlis67464/
Kurlej67453/
Curril67288/
Kurlit67245/
Caurla67173/
Corlit67169/
Kurley67168/
Corlee67154/
Corlea67140/
Curill6793/
Currelley6764/
Courly6763/
Courla6763/
Curgil6754/
Kurletova6740/
Corlei6727/
Courll6720/
Currel6718/
Curiël6718/
Curuil6714/
Surlit6711/
Curiol678/
Cutrel677/
Coutrelle676/
Kurletová676/
Corlie675/
Kurlep674/
Coutrille674/
Currly674/
Cauril674/
Curlejova673/
Curlly672/
Cutrll672/
Kurhle672/
Kurlhe672/
Khurle672/
Cuirla672/
Curlia672/
Qgurle671/
Kurltz671/
Cuirel671/
Cuiril671/
Curlla671/
Coorle671/
Curlay671/
Korlet671/
Curlio671/
Curoel671/
Cusril670/
Corlle670/
Cautrelle670/
Kurlle670/
Caurly670/
Quorle670/
Curlip670/
Courielle670/
Kurlee670/

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