Currier Surname

33,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Currier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3701:25,2233,175
England5921:94,11810,066
Canada5351:68,8707,911
Australia1251:215,96620,787
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Wales161:193,40812,484
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
China31:455,773,85521,925
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8101:13,1811,695

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From ME. coriour, curiovr, OF. corier, one who dresses or colors tanned leather. According to Innes (p. 27) sometimes shortened to Curry, which see.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Currier, Lea- ther - Dresser [French corroyeur; Old French corroier, to curry] 2 Courier, Messenger [French courrier; Latin currere, to run]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who dressed leather.

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

Richard Coriarius of Normandy, 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

Currier: the curer of skins; hence Curry.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Currier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Currier occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Currier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,638th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 461,734 people. The last name Currier occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Currier live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Currier is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 52 people.

Currier is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 14,370 people, or 1 in 25,223. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Currier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Currier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Currier last name rose 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Currier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Currier surname 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 with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courrier931,623/
Curriere9352/
Caurrier9312/
Cuirrier936/
Ceurrier931/
Curreier931/
Currieer930/
Currie9267,125/
Currer92363/
Curier92352/
Currir921/
Courriere8898/
Chourrier8836/
Corrier86505/
Caurier86399/
Courier86176/
Curryer86131/
Courrie8661/
Curries8638/
Currere8617/
Curiere8614/
Churier8610/
Curriez866/
Curriea864/
Currior862/
Kurrier862/
Curreir862/
Curriee861/
Currire861/
Gcurrie861/
Curriej861/
Cutrier861/
Cureier860/
Curried860/
Churrer860/
Curriet860/
Curie831,807/
Curer8345/
Corriher80923/
Coutrier80106/
Courries8015/
Cheurier803/
Kourrier803/
Couriere802/
Courreur802/
Courryer801/
Curierre801/
Courriee801/
Corrrier800/
Couraier800/
Cutrrear800/
Corrie774,545/
Cutrer772,112/
Correr77684/
Courie77444/
Curyer77275/
Kurrer77173/
Kurrie7766/
Zurrer7766/
Zurier7745/
Cutrie7738/
Corier7738/
Kurier7726/
Curzer7721/
Caurie7711/
Curzie7710/
Curere779/
Curies778/
Churer777/
Currye772/
Cuurie772/
Courer772/
Curger771/
Curiey771/
Curiet771/
Curire771/
Cuirer770/
Caurer770/
Cutrir770/
Couragier7530/
Coutruier754/
Courrière752/
Courroyer752/
Corrihier751/
Corriea71896/
Kourier7115/
Couryer7112/
Couriet7111/
Cuthrie7111/
Corrije719/
Corzier717/
Courrée714/
Coreier714/
Corrher713/
Cutrere713/
Correar713/
Corrieh713/
Courger713/
Coutrie712/
Sceurer712/
Curryip712/
Coriher712/
Corroir712/
Kurgier711/
Corryer711/
Couries711/
Curryii711/
Curryjr711/
Cutrert711/
Coutrer711/
Churire711/
Correir711/
Kurierz711/
Kourrie711/
Courrié711/
Courzer711/
Cheurie711/
Caureer710/
Coorier710/
Kureier710/
Cauryer710/
Kurries710/
Kurie671,661/
Kurer671,200/
Corroyer671,113/
Couroyer67269/
Courayer67109/
Corie67108/
Coutries6764/
Corer6749/
Zurer6734/
Curir6726/
Coutryer6713/
Correiar678/
Curiá674/
Curge673/
Corir672/
Kourierz671/
Correajr671/
Curye671/
Kouriyer671/
Kourrair671/
Tschurer671/
Chourire671/
Causriez671/
Courière671/
Courrège671/
Correjor671/
Khurrair671/
Khurriet671/
Cuthries670/
Cuttries670/
Cauthrie670/
Kuhrryer670/

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