Curran Surname
Approximately 72,867 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameCurran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,330 | 1:10,259 | 1,245 |
| England | 9,447 | 1:5,898 | 841 |
| Ireland | 8,828 | 1:533 | 85 |
| Australia | 7,472 | 1:3,613 | 510 |
| Canada | 3,441 | 1:10,708 | 1,606 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,107 | 1:594 | 82 |
| Scotland | 2,603 | 1:2,057 | 373 |
| New Zealand | 755 | 1:5,998 | 1,005 |
| Wales | 325 | 1:9,522 | 1,046 |
| South Africa | 280 | 1:193,492 | 20,922 |
| Thailand | 232 | 1:304,476 | 52,504 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| Spain | 79 | 1:591,798 | 27,792 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7,021 | 1:631 | 96 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,680 | 1:14,509 | 2,165 |
| Scotland | 775 | 1:4,830 | 757 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:25,712 | 1,467 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,938 | 1:7,238 | 917 |
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).
(Celtic) 1 Hero, Champion, Knight [Irish Curadhán —curadh (dh mute), hero, &c. + the diminutive suff. án] 2 for Corran, q.v.
“Reaping Hook” in Erse.
(Irish) Grandson of Corran (diminutive of Corradh, spear).
User-submitted Reference
It means 'to run' in the old Celtic language.
- deleted-102089Curran Demographics
Average Male Curran Height
177.11 cm
Average Female Curran Height
164.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Curran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Curran in the Arabic language | ||
| كوران | kwran | - |
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Curran Reference & Research
Curran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Curran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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