Curt Surname

102,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Romania

Curt Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Short, Little [Middle English Old French curt (French court), Latin curt-us]

Curt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7161:38,7084,811
Spain1,0051:46,5194,393
United States7441:487,17641,154
Romania6141:32,7004,170
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
England751:742,90741,196
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Austria111:774,13064,097
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Ćurt (103), Čurt (74) & Çurt (7) are calculated separately.

Curt (67,881) may also be a first name.

Curt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Short, Little [Middle English Old French curt (French court), Latin curt-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Carrey, local, a town in Scotland. The word conveys the idea of roundness, bending, turning, the winding of a stream. Gaelic, car; Welsh, cor, a circle, a dell, a glen; caire, a circular hollow surrounded by hills.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cory is an old Bodmin name; during the 16th and 17th centuries there were mayors of the name (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Curt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curt occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ćurt, Čurt or Çurt. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Curt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Curt is the 102,550th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,586,664 people. The last name Curt is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Curt live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 14,234th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 67,881 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,716 people, or 1 in 38,708. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 76 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent are found. Aside from France Curt occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Curt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curt surname expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Curt surname are 7.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Curt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning $62,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćurt92103/
Čurt9274/
Çurt927/
Court8926,189/
Curth891,452/
Curts891,301/
Curdt89716/
Scurt89598/
Curte89199/
Churt8964/
Curtt8912/
Cuhrt899/
Caurt892/
Curht891/
Currt891/
Cur861,439/
Courts803,135/
Courte801,304/
Ciurte80381/
Curths80135/
Curdts8088/
Cuiret8067/
Courth8055/
Curtts8010/
Courdt809/
Courtt802/
Churte802/
Curtss802/
Currte802/
Ccourt801/
Curtch801/
Scurrt801/
Chaurt801/
Cuhrts801/
Cuurts801/
Caurts800/
Caurth800/
Caurtz800/
Kurt75272,062/
Cure756,723/
Curd755,412/
Cort754,330/
Curr751,341/
Cour751,016/
Jurt75751/
Surt75356/
Caur75238/
Cuir75196/
Curp75150/
Cuhr7510/
Ceur752/
Zurt752/
Cuur751/
Cusr751/
Curtova7350/
Courths735/
Chheurt732/
Courdts731/
Courthe731/
Courrts730/
Kurth6725,014/
Kuhrt671,736/
Coert671,290/
Kurte671,254/
Cordt67993/
Kourt67440/
Caure67424/
Coort67279/
Curre67237/
Czort67225/
Coure67202/
Kaurt67181/
Courr67173/
Jurth67109/
Kurdt67102/
Khurt6788/
Kurtt6786/
Zurth6770/
Curds6768/
Surth6767/
Cutrì6757/
Jurte6720/
Tschurtz6715/
Cheur6714/
Cauur6714/
Jourt6712/
Courp6712/
Curgy6711/
Jurdt6711/
Cortt678/
Seurt677/
Zuhrt677/
Surtt676/
Curcz675/
Zuurt675/
Kurht674/
Saurt674/
Courd673/
Cautr673/
Cuire673/
Kurtd672/
Zurtz672/
Corrt672/
Churd671/
Curhs671/
C'Urz671/
Curhe671/
Curpp671/
Curzz671/
Cutrz671/
Cuttr671/
Ckaur671/
Keurt671/
Kurzt671/
Jaurt671/
Kkurt671/
Jurts671/
Kurtë671/
Kurtš671/
Zuyrt671/
Qourt671/
Suurt671/
Caurd671/
Cuhre671/
Corht671/
Ciurd671/
Qckur671/
Surdt671/
Cousr671/
Zurdt670/
Suhrt670/
Ckuhr670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Curt
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