Curnew Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Curnew Surname Definition:

The French Curnieu, Cornieu, or Corniou, place-names = the Cornel-Tree Grove [Low Latin corniculet-um (diminutive), cornet-um; Latin corn-us, the cornel- tree + the ‘plantation' suff. -et-um]

Curnew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4451:82,7999,222
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England101:5,571,806158,774
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Curnew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Curnieu, Cornieu, or Corniou, place-names = the Cornel-Tree Grove [Low Latin corniculet-um (diminutive), cornet-um; Latin corn-us, the cornel- tree + the ‘plantation' suff. -et-um]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ishman) [Cornish Cernow, Kernow (Welsh Cernyw), Cornwall] (p) Kerneô, Kerneû (French Cornouaille), Brittany [cp. Breton kerneu, pl. of korn, a horn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Curnew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curnew is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curnew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 568,231st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Curnew reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 82,799. In Canada Curnew is most common in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 36 percent are found, Ontario, where 35 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Not including Canada this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Curnew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Curnew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Curnew surname grew 2,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curnew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Curnew surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Curnew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.85% more than the national average, earning $49,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $45,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornew83121/
Kurnew832/
Curniffe7196/
Kurnev67292/
Kornew6717/
Zurnev671/
Kurneva62325/
Corneev6269/
Kurneev6238/
Korniew6217/
Korneew629/
Zhurnev624/
Corneff623/
Curniff622/
Tsurnev621/
Corneef621/
Corneif620/
Kurenneva531/
Kornev5024,598/
Kornef5012/
Kurniv502/

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