Curnow Surname

73,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Curnow 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]

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Curnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,7151:9,9431,480
England1,5671:35,5574,685
United States1,5101:240,03922,950
South Africa3251:166,70118,604
New Zealand2091:21,6673,800
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Wales971:31,9023,216
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Macau21:300,8151,009
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0061:24,2303,359
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Curnow 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

From the French, du Cournau; or from the German, Kuhnow; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Curnow surname means 'from Cornwall' in Cornish.

- Peters

Curnow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curnow occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curnow? popularity and diffusion

Curnow is the 73,765th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,092,749 people. The last name Curnow is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Curnow are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Curnow is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 2,715 people, or 1 in 9,943. In Australia it is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 35 percent live, Victoria, where 29 percent live and New South Wales, where 17 percent live. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Curnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curnow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Curnow last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curnow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Curnow surname are 38.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.57% registered with the party.

The amount Curnow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning R 229,200 per year; in United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cournow9237/
Curnouw921/
Ccurnow921/
Currnow921/
Churnow921/
Curnows921/
Kurnow8361/
Cornow839/
Curnaw833/
Curnov831/
Churnov779/
Churnova712/
Churnoff711/
Kurnov67121/
Kornow6762/
Zurnov6710/
Tschornow677/
Kurnof674/
Cornov673/

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