Curnock Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Curnock Surname Definition:

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

Curnock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:121,12612,246
Wales531:58,3875,284
Canada511:722,46357,796
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia271:999,84158,390
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Curnock 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

From Carnock; a location name in Fife.

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

Curnock Last Name Facts

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

Curnock has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curnock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,100th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Curnock are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Curnock is most widespread in England, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 121,126. In England Curnock is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 20 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 15 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Curnock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curnock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Curnock last name grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curnock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Curnock surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Curnock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning $40,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churnock9333/
Curnnock930/
Curnok922/
Cornock861,005/
Curnuck86117/
Surnock8620/
Kurnock8612/
Jurnock867/
Churnok860/
Curnook860/
Curnack860/
Cornnock800/
Cornoc7740/
Curnuc771/
Cournoycs751/
Cournac71216/
Kornock7135/
Jurnack7128/
Csornok7116/
Churnac715/
Surnack712/
Czornok711/
Cornuck711/
Kurznack6719/
Czornack676/

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