Curling Surname

225,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Curling Surname Definition:

Perh. a corruption form of Carling (q.v.), through the pron. Cārling.

Curling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:566,34246,539
England5721:97,40910,329
Bahamas2411:1,626275
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Costa Rica651:73,5401,421
Canada561:657,95753,499
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belize61:59,2462,743
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:53,1056,388
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Curling (31) may also be a first name.

Curling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perh. a corruption form of Carling (q.v.), through the pron. Cārling.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Karl, Kerling; from the German, Kerling; a personal name.$

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

The Curlings of Faversham bear an old Thanet name; we find a William Curlyng in that locality in 1513 (H.). A century ago there was a Mr. John Curling of Ham, who bought the Betshanger estate (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Curling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curling is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Curling? popularity and diffusion

Curling is the 225,704th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,048,637 people. The last name Curling is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Curling are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Curling is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 31 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 566,342. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 13 percent are found.

Curling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Curling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curling surname grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Curling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Curling last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Curling are 9.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curling earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.19% more than the national average, earning R 352,164 per year; in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curlings93105/
Churling933/
Curlin921,044/
Currlin86166/
Surling8653/
Corling8635/
Jurling8634/
Kurling8614/
Cuirlin861/
Courlin860/
Curlina860/
Cheurlin80171/
Suurling8050/
Djurling8032/
Jeurling8016/
Zuirling803/
Seurling801/
Kurlling801/
Coerling800/
Surlling800/
Juirling800/
Corlin77502/
Kurlin77172/
Curlim7767/
Curlen7719/
Curlinova759/
Keurlings751/
Kurlina71309/
Jürling7170/
Korling7156/
Coerlin7119/
Kurlink7117/
Curlene712/
Kurglin712/
Corlinn711/
Corlien711/
Jurlink711/
Surlink711/
Currlen710/
Curlend710/
Courillion710/
Corllin710/
Keurlin710/
Curlyon710/
Juurlink67329/
Jeurlink6732/
Koerling6720/
Kurlienė6712/
Kurillin673/
Kheurlin673/
Currluen670/
Corillin670/

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