Curren Surname

138,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Curren Surname Definition:

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

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Curren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5051:144,69414,960
Australia2151:125,56113,746
England1841:302,81622,992
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Ireland381:123,9196,102
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2051:21,6092,462
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Scotland791:47,3823,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6401:30,6213,695

The alternate forms: Currén (4) are calculated separately.

Curren (231) may also be a first name.

Curren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Mac Corraidhín A sept of the Uí Fiachrach, mainly in Leitrim. MIF 67

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Corraidhín A sept of the Uí Fiachrach, mainly in Leitrim. MIF 67

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

Native Irish surnames such as Curren have a long, ancient Gaelic history behind them. The original Gaelic form of the name Curren is O Corrain or the older form O Currain. The surname Curren was first found in County Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge), anciently the Deise region, on the South coast of Ireland in the Province of Munster, where they held a family seat from early times.

- currensavannah

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

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Curren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curren is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Currén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,965th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,263,916 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Curren reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 590,311th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 231 people.

Curren is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,505 people, or 1 in 144,694. In The United States Curren is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Alabama, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Curren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Curren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Curren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Curren last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Curren are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Curren earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.24% more than the national average, earning R 658,836 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning $58,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Currén944/
Current923,735/
Curreen92188/
Currien9245/
Courren9221/
Currenc921/
Currenn921/
Curen91166/
Currn915/
Courrent86106/
Courrenq8611/
Currin835,940/
Curien83803/
Corren83178/
Churen83159/
Surren8323/
Cureng8311/
Curzen837/
Kurren835/
Curent834/
Couren833/
Cureen832/
Cauren832/
Cuiren831/
Currem830/
Cutren830/
Curryn830/
Cusren830/
Churrn830/
Curn8079/
Chureen7764/
Chauren7754/
Courenq7752/
Courrin7745/
Currion7737/
Corrien7720/
Cautren7720/
Curreem7716/
Currinn7713/
Kurrien778/
Correen778/
Churrin775/
Chouren773/
Coutren773/
Chhuren773/
Curremt772/
Currihn772/
Courent772/
Curring771/
Kaurren771/
Kcurrin771/
Cuthren771/
Czurryn771/
Coureng771/
Curzeen770/
Currind770/
Jaurren770/
Courien770/
Correnn770/
Coureen770/
Corrzen770/
Suren7313,031/
Curin734,204/
Coren731,554/
Juren73835/
Churn73764/
Kuren73503/
Curne7358/
Czurn7320/
Zuren7317/
Curín7310/
Curnn734/
Curem732/
Courn731/
Curyn731/
Curnk731/
Surrn731/
Corrn730/
Curng730/
Cuirn730/
Cauthren71107/
Couthren7154/
Churrion7132/
Churrina711/
Kaurreen711/
Cauttren710/
Sauren675,668/
Kurien675,467/
Churin673,690/
Corrin671,893/
Seuren671,056/
Curina67575/
Suhren67469/
Kurzen67462/
Cutrin67394/
Djuren67323/
Caurin67307/
Currim67226/
Churyn67179/
Keuren67174/
Cooren67138/
Corryn67138/
Sureen6793/
Zurrin6780/
Courne6768/
Dzuren6757/
Curion6747/
Surien6741/
Kauren6738/
Korren6736/
Zeuren6733/
Chourn6732/
Suraen6726/
Corzen6722/
Jurenc6721/
Corien6719/
Zuraen6718/
Churne6715/
Zureen6713/
Kurrin6713/
Zuuren6712/
Kureen6712/
Jureng6712/
Zhuren6712/
Curgin6710/
Surrin678/
Cutrín678/
Kuhren678/
Czurin677/
Curzin676/
Jureen676/
Courin675/
Ceurin675/
Zouren674/
Coreen674/
Caurín674/
Suiren674/
Ciurin673/
Curntt673/
Kouren672/
Curing672/
Surenn672/
Cuirin672/
Jauren672/
Scurin671/
Kuraen671/
Jouren671/
Coeren671/
Cutrem671/
Jurehn671/
Suroen671/
Chourrion671/
Churín671/
Curyon670/
Jurent670/
Cuhrin670/
Corenn670/

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Curren Reference & Research

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