Curran Surname

7,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Curran Surname Definition:

Surnames recorded in the shires of Ayr and Wigtown. Most probably from Irish MacCorrdin, 'son of Corran' (diminutive of corradh, a spear).

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Curran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,3301:10,2591,245
England9,4471:5,898841
Ireland8,8281:53385
Australia7,4721:3,613510
Canada3,4411:10,7081,606
Northern Ireland3,1071:59482
Scotland2,6031:2,057373
New Zealand7551:5,9981,005
Wales3251:9,5221,046
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Thailand2321:304,47652,504
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Philippines921:1,100,41590,271
Spain791:591,79827,792
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
India461:16,675,334263,471
France401:1,660,568152,033
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Norway231:223,57824,793
Guernsey221:2,929767
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Jersey141:7,0861,520
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Malta11:430,2723,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7,0211:63196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6801:14,5092,165
Scotland7751:4,830757
Wales611:25,7121,467
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9381:7,238917

Curran (870) may also be a first name.

Curran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames recorded in the shires of Ayr and Wigtown. Most probably from Irish MacCorrdin, 'son of Corran' (diminutive of corradh, a spear).

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

(Celtic) 1 Hero, Champion, Knight [Irish Curadhán —curadh (dh mute), hero, &c. + the diminutive suff. án] 2 for Corran, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Reaping Hook” in Erse.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Grandson of Corran (diminutive of Corradh, spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It means 'to run' in the old Celtic language.

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Curran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curran (Arabic: كوران) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Curran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,803rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 100,012 people. Curran occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Curran live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Curran is also the 275,855th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 870 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 35,330 people, or 1 in 10,259. In The United States Curran is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Curran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Curran surname grew 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 562 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Curran surname are 2.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning 371,793 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.51% more than the national average, earning R 400,452 per year; in United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Currant92323/
Scurran9220/
Churran9217/
Currane927/
Currain922/
Currann922/
Currand921/
Curraan921/
Caurran921/
Currean921/
Courran920/
Curraun920/
Currran920/
Currank920/
Curan912,338/
Courrant862/
Churrain861/
Corran83539/
Churan83450/
Curean83350/
Surran83244/
Curant83107/
Jurran8396/
Curhan8392/
Curzan8365/
Curram8347/
Kurran8347/
Curron8339/
Cauran8334/
Cuhran8333/
Couran8322/
Curang839/
Csuran836/
Curgan835/
Cuuran831/
Curain831/
Curand831/
Currón831/
Cuiran830/
Curane830/
Curann830/
Chourrane804/
Courratin801/
Courant773,564/
Chauran773,519/
Ciurean77333/
Caurant77302/
Courand77248/
Chuhran77184/
Corrain77152/
Caurang7764/
Churgan7737/
Courain7735/
Currone7733/
Courron7730/
Kurrant7721/
Khurran7716/
Csuhran7715/
Churane779/
Correan777/
Caurand776/
Scurhan774/
Coutran772/
Churain772/
Cuthran772/
Kurrain772/
Chouran772/
Churhan772/
Churron772/
Surrain772/
Curgain771/
Kurrhan771/
Ceurean771/
Cgauran771/
Courean771/
Curatin771/
Cutrean771/
Jurraan771/
Zurrain771/
Caurain771/
Curanne771/
Curráin771/
Zurrahn771/
Churaun771/
Curroun770/
Jurrant770/
Cureand770/
Cautran770/
Currein770/
Corraan770/
Courgan770/
Surrean770/
Surrann770/
Caurgan770/
Kuran739,247/
Suran734,077/
Juran732,468/
Coran731,267/
Žuran73354/
Zuran73196/
Curam73184/
Cüran73179/
Curon73121/
Ćuran7314/
Čuran731/
Couratin71449/
Couthran7135/
Chourane7125/
Kurratin7122/
Tschuran7121/
Curanova7117/
Cauthran7113/
Jourrane7110/
Curaysin719/
Chauhran717/
Chaurane716/
Curachin712/
Zourrane712/
Churráin711/
Jurrahan711/
Chaurhan711/
Coutrane711/
Courrone711/
Jourrand711/
Curachen711/
Curanová711/
Courzayn711/
Coutrain711/
Courandt710/
Kurane6715,966/
Kurhan675,024/
Kurgan674,771/
Zuhran673,636/
Curzon672,514/
Khuran671,912/
Curone67866/
Surain67806/
Corron67715/
Jurane67647/
Tsuran67569/
Corain67543/
Corhan67369/
Sauran67352/
Zurron67343/
Churon67332/
Jurain67275/
Surhan67266/
Couron67252/
Tzuran67224/
Giuran67209/
Corzan67176/
Jurand67170/
Kuraun67162/
Couram67141/
Curham67133/
Kouran67131/
Djuran6799/
Jusran6799/
Zhuran6799/
Kurain6798/
Jurang6777/
Corean6759/
Kauran6757/
Jouran6757/
Zurain6754/
Kurzan6749/
Jurant6745/
Ciuron6732/
Jauran6724/
Suhran6724/
Jurhan6722/
Scuron6719/
Czuron6717/
Csurán6717/
Kuraan6715/
Kuhran6713/
Jurann6713/
Zurrón6713/
Surean6711/
Curong6711/
Zurgan6711/
Cauron6710/
Surron6710/
Coraan6710/
Zurhan6710/
Suiran679/
Dzuran678/
Zouran678/
Zurang677/
Jurram676/
Jurean675/
Kuiran675/
Jutran675/
Jurank674/
Korran674/
Suraan673/
Suranh673/
Kurann673/
Zorran672/
Kuuran672/
Zauran672/
Surann671/
Juraun671/
Kurranova671/
Kurean671/
Curein671/
Cusron671/
Cooran671/
Coeran671/
Ziuran671/
Zurand671/
Zurant671/
Surayn671/
Džuran671/
Djourrane671/
Qouran671/
Jurron671/
Juraan671/
Juiran671/
Seuran671/
Churón671/
Ccuram671/
Cauram671/
Corrañ671/
Courronne671/
Zusran671/
Kuyran671/
Currom670/

Curran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Curran in the Arabic language
كورانkwran-

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Curran Reference & Research

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