Currier Surname
Approximately 15,783 people bear this surname
Currier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the currier,' a leather dresser. Adam le Corur, Close Rolls, 9 Edward I. Maurice le Couraour, 21-2 Edward I: Freemen of York (Suit. Hoc).
Simon Currour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Corour, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCurrier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,370 | 1:25,223 | 3,175 |
| England | 592 | 1:94,118 | 10,066 |
| Canada | 535 | 1:68,870 | 7,911 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 216 | 1:112,849 | 10,987 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,810 | 1:13,181 | 1,695 |
Currier (52) may also be a first name.
Currier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the currier,' a leather dresser. Adam le Corur, Close Rolls, 9 Edward I. Maurice le Couraour, 21-2 Edward I: Freemen of York (Suit. Hoc).
Simon Currour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Corour, 1379: ibid.
1616. Richard Summered and Alice Carrier: St Michael, Cornhill.
1661. Richard Currier and Catherine Shreeve: Marriage Lic. (London).
John Bonar (1732-61) married (1746) Christian Carrier, of Edinburgh': Dictionary of National Biography.
From ME. coriour, curiovr, OF. corier, one who dresses or colors tanned leather. According to Innes (p. 27) sometimes shortened to Curry, which see.
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Currier, Lea- ther - Dresser [French corroyeur; Old French corroier, to curry] 2 Courier, Messenger [French courrier; Latin currere, to run]
(English) One who dressed leather.
Richard Coriarius of Normandy, 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).
Currier: the curer of skins; hence Curry.
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Currier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Currier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Currier is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Currier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,638th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 461,734 people. The last name Currier is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Currier are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Currier is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 52 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 14,370 people, or 1 in 25,223. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and New Hampshire, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Currier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Currier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Currier surname expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Currier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Currier surname are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.46% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Currier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $47,081 CAD per year.
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