Curr Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Curr Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cur'; Middle English cum, a dog. Possibly, however, the Curr of the London Directory is a misspelling for Kerr, which see.

John le Carre, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1676.

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Curr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:154,77214,673
Australia2691:100,35611,341
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Wales151:206,30213,003
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2351:15,9291,736
England1341:181,90614,990
Guernsey61:5,443949
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Curr (29) may also be a first name.

Curr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cur'; Middle English cum, a dog. Possibly, however, the Curr of the London Directory is a misspelling for Kerr, which see.

John le Carre, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1676. John Carre and Ann Nicholas: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1753. Married — Joseph Bird and Elizabeth Curr: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Master Walter Curre witnessed an appointment by John, earl of Lennox, 1521 (Pollok, I, p. 246).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 a nickname from the Cur or Dog [Middle English curre = Swedish Dialectal kurre, a dog] 2 for Kerr, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless a mis-spelling of Ker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Curr Last Name Facts

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

Curr is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Curr is the 286,496th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. The surname Curr is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Curr reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Curr is also the 1,951,561st most common given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 154,772. In England Curr is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Curr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curr has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Curr surname grew 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 49 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Curr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Curr surname is primarily Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Curr surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.25% more than the national average, earning R 347,544 per year; in United States they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $49,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scurr891,705/
Curre89237/
Courr89173/
Churr89108/
Currt891/
Cur861,439/
Churre804/
Courre801/
Scurrh800/
Corr7513,147/
Cure756,723/
Curd755,412/
Curt754,593/
Kurr751,266/
Chur751,141/
Cour751,016/
Curz75502/
Scur75380/
Ciur75370/
Surr75271/
Caur75238/
Cuir75196/
Curp75150/
Zurr7583/
Jurr7573/
Cuhr7510/
Czur757/
Csur756/
Ceur752/
Cuur751/
Cusr751/
Dcur751/
Chourre73139/
Tschurr7396/
Churrhe735/
Chaurre732/
Chuirre731/
Couërre731/
Court6726,189/
Kurre673,807/
Kaurr67801/
Curdt67716/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Chour67506/
Caure67424/
Ciure67266/
Coure67202/
Cutrì6757/
Khurr6751/
Zurre6735/
Tchur6726/
Jurre6720/
Sourr6719/
Coerr6718/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Cauur6714/
Curtt6712/
Courp6712/
Cuhrt679/
Sczur678/
Dcurz677/
Seurr675/
Kourr675/
Scuhr675/
Jhurr674/
Courd673/
Cautr673/
Cuire673/
Caurt672/
Dzurr672/
Curhs671/
Kujrr671/
C'Urz671/
Curhe671/
Curht671/
Curpp671/
Curzz671/
Cutrz671/
Cuttr671/
Ckaur671/
Sceur671/
Suhrr671/
Kcorr671/
Chuir671/
Caurd671/
Cuhre671/
Kurrd671/
Ciurd671/
Qckur671/
Rzurr671/
Surrr671/
Tdcur671/
Ciurz671/
Cousr671/
Csuyr671/
Scuir670/
Zuirr670/
Saurr670/
Coorr670/
Kurrz670/
Ckuhr670/

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