Curley Surname

22,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Curley Surname Definition:

(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]

Curley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3471:23,6182,972
England3,0731:18,1312,599
Ireland2,5281:1,863365
Canada1,2071:30,5273,987
Australia1,0881:24,8123,388
Scotland4471:11,9771,611
Northern Ireland3451:5,3481,005
Wales1081:28,6532,938
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Guatemala961:167,5283,555
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Liberia361:122,4599,313
Israel211:407,50632,346
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Panama151:260,8176,584
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Turks and Caicos Islands51:6,866565
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Micronesia41:26,561731
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Barbados11:287,4482,772
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5421:2,873544
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9281:26,2673,606
Scotland961:38,9922,998
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4361:14,6151,872

Curley (2,514) may also be a first name.

Curley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Mac Thoirdealbhaigh Mainly Galway and Roscommon, a variant of the Ulster Turley. IF 106

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) Dweller near Curley (bend or turn in the road), in Scotland; one who came from Curley, in France; one who had curly hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Thomas de Curleio was of Normandy, 1198 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); John de Curli of England, 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Curley Last Name Facts

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

Curley occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Curley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,063rd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 295,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Curley are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Curley is also the 147,159th most common first name world-wide, held by 2,514 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 15,347 people, or 1 in 23,618. In The United States Curley is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Curley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Curley last name rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 164 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 466 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 831 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Curley surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.62% registered with the party.

The amount Curley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.84% more than the national average, earning R 327,564 per year; in United States they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $46,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $48,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churley92242/
Courley9213/
Ciurley928/
Curleys922/
Czurley922/
Ceurley921/
Curleyu921/
Caurley920/
Cuirley920/
Currley920/
Scurley920/
Curle912,173/
Curly91347/
Chaurley865/
D'Curley861/
Courlley860/
Scourley860/
Curley's860/
Corley8328,040/
Curlee833,565/
Curles83484/
Curler83414/
Curlej83297/
Surley83229/
Kurley83168/
Currle83164/
Churly83111/
Courly8363/
Curlie8324/
Curlet8312/
Courle8310/
Curlea838/
Cuirle837/
Curlei834/
Currly834/
Churle833/
Curlly832/
Curleu832/
Jurley831/
Caurle831/
Scurle831/
Curlye831/
Curlay831/
Curlje831/
Curlle830/
Curled830/
Caurly830/
Curlez830/
Currelley8064/
Curless771,495/
Curlett77891/
Courlet77294/
Ciurlej7781/
Corlley7739/
Ciurlea7737/
Curllie7735/
Ciurlys7712/
Czurlej7711/
Curelly7710/
Jourley777/
Kurrley773/
Corrley772/
Courlay772/
Churlyi772/
Sourley771/
Qourley771/
Corleyy771/
Courler771/
Currlee771/
Currler771/
Currlet771/
Czurlyo771/
Scurlej771/
Suurley771/
Suirley771/
Ciurlie771/
Curelle771/
Churlie771/
Curlher771/
Curleis770/
Curloys770/
Courles770/
Curller770/
Kurlley770/
Curllee770/
Curlead770/
Saurley770/
Curlihe770/
Kurle735,421/
Corle731,165/
Surle73471/
Curli7372/
Kurly7353/
Corly7324/
Jurle7312/
Curla7311/
Zurle734/
Zurly731/
Courleux7189/
Currelly7155/
Chourlay7123/
Courlett7110/
Curleich719/
Courelle715/
Keurlley712/
Kurelley711/
Curilles711/
Courless710/
Currille710/
Courleis710/
Geourley710/
Korley6711,747/
Corlay671,929/
Kurrle671,405/
Ciurli67939/
Ciurla67566/
Curlis67464/
Kurlej67453/
Corluy67343/
Surlej67272/
Ţurlea67232/
Caurla67173/
Corlee67154/
Čurlej67143/
Corlea67140/
Surlea67136/
Curlat67127/
Churla6790/
Courla6763/
Kurlya6747/
Ciurlă6729/
Corlei6727/
Scurla6725/
Djurle6717/
Corleu6713/
Zurles6710/
Kurlay676/
Coutrelle676/
Kourly676/
Saurle676/
Corlie675/
Corlly674/
Kurlep674/
Coutrille674/
Jhurle674/
Curlejova673/
Kurlys673/
Kurhle672/
Kurlhe672/
Khurle672/
Kurlye672/
Curlas672/
Zorley672/
Cuirla672/
Curlia672/
Corrly671/
Qgurle671/
Curlla671/
Coorle671/
Churli671/
Zhurle671/
Sourly671/
Zourle671/
Surlie671/
Chaurelle671/
Curlaz671/
Curlio671/
Corlùy671/
Corloy670/
Corlle670/
Cautrelle670/
Kurlle670/
Quorle670/
Curlip670/
Courielle670/
Kurlee670/

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Curley Reference & Research

Curley Surname Genealogy - History, name origin study, and genetic test data of the various Curley lineages.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Curley
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