Curnick Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Curnick Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Crane [Old English cornoc]

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Curnick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
South Africa651:833,50355,653
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia411:658,43245,385
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Curnick (36) may also be a first name.

Curnick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Crane [Old English cornoc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The Curnick surname may possibly originate in Cornwall, with there being a beach in Cornwall called Porthcurnick, and the Cornish name for Cornwall being Kernow, which stems from a Proto-Celtic language root.

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Curnick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curnick is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Curnick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 832,284th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Curnick reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Curnick is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 38 percent are found, Greater London, where 33 percent are found and Kent, where 14 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Curnick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Curnick has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Curnick last name increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curnick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Curnick are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Curnick earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.3% less than the national average, earning R 146,616 per year and in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cournick932/
Curnic92721/
Curnik923/
Kurnick86196/
Corneick800/
Corrnick800/
Cornnick800/
Kurnik773,124/
Cornic771,757/
Cernik77830/
Cornik7748/
Curnek773/
Kurnic771/
Crenic771/
Curnicova752/
Curnikova752/
Curniková751/
Kernick71931/
Krenick7158/
Cerneck7148/
Chernic7126/
Curneac7114/
Kurneck7113/
Kurznik717/
Kournik715/
Kurniec713/
Cernaik711/
Kurnisk711/
Cernnic711/
Khurnik711/
Cernikh711/
Chirnik711/
Kurniks710/
Chernikh6761/
Chernaik6757/
Kornieck6747/
Kernicke6715/
Koornick674/
Kernickx671/
Kerrnick671/
Cornneck671/
Koernick670/
Kiernick670/

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