Currant Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Currant Surname Definition:

Has probably some connection with the Latin curro, and the French courant.

Currant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Australia881:306,76926,711
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Currant (12) may also be a first name.

Currant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Has probably some connection with the Latin curro, and the French courant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Currant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Currant occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Currant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 847,909th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Currant live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. Currant is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England it is most numerous in: Bedfordshire, where 36 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 17 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 27 percent reside.

Currant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Currant has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Currant surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 46 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Currant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Currant last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Currant are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the political party.

Currant earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $43,064 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courrant932/
Currants931/
Currante930/
Curran9272,867/
Curant92107/
Courant863,564/
Caurant86302/
Kurrant8621/
Curantz8612/
Surrant8610/
Currane867/
Currain862/
Currann862/
Churant862/
Currand861/
Curraan861/
Caurran861/
Currean861/
Curants860/
Jurrant860/
Courran860/
Curraun860/
Currran860/
Corrant860/
Currank860/
Curan832,338/
Chaurant80166/
Courante806/
Surrantt801/
Courandt800/
Kurant771,828/
Corran77539/
Curean77350/
Curhan7792/
Surant7769/
Curzan7765/
Curram7747/
Kurran7747/
Jurant7745/
Curron7739/
Cauran7734/
Cuhran7733/
Couran7722/
Curang779/
Corant776/
Curgan775/
Cuuran771/
Zurant771/
Curain771/
Curand771/
Currón771/
Cuiran770/
Curane770/
Curann770/
Chauranth7530/
Chouranth7520/
Chaurante754/
Cheurront751/
Chauraint751/
Courratin751/
Corrand71266/
Courand71248/
Corrain71152/
Caurang7164/
Kurandt7145/
Sourant7142/
Courain7135/
Currone7133/
Courron7130/
Jurante7118/
Khurran7116/
Correan717/
Caurand716/
Saurant715/
Kourant715/
Kurantz714/
Kaurant714/
Kurante714/
Churand713/
Coerant713/
Corront713/
Coutran712/
Cuthran712/
Kurrain712/
Kuirant712/
Curgain711/
Kurrhan711/
Ceurean711/
Cgauran711/
Courean711/
Curatin711/
Cutrean711/
Jourant711/
Suraint711/
Caurain711/
Curanne711/
Curráin711/
Curroun710/
Cureand710/
Cautran710/
Currein710/
Corraan710/
Courgan710/
Caurgan710/
Kuran679,247/
Coran671,267/
Chaurand67837/
Couratin67449/
Curam67184/
Cüran67179/
Curon67121/
Couthran6735/
Kurratin6722/
Curanova6717/
Cauthran6713/
Curaysin679/
Cheurand674/
Curachin672/
Khurante671/
Cheuront671/
Coutrane671/
Courrone671/
Jourrand671/
Djurants671/
Curachen671/
Curanová671/
Courzayn671/
Coutrain671/

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