Curtain Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Curtain Surname Definition:

From some local name, perhaps Kirton, name of places near Ipswich and Boston, in England; or from Crediton, commonly pronounced Kirton, co. Devon.

Curtain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8891:30,3664,057
United States4111:881,89566,754
England1951:285,73422,108
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
Ireland1131:41,6723,227
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
Canada591:624,50251,218
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
China81:170,915,1968,932
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:88,4139,156

Curtain (26) may also be a first name.

Curtain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From some local name, perhaps Kirton, name of places near Ipswich and Boston, in England; or from Crediton, commonly pronounced Kirton, co. Devon.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Curtain Last Name Facts

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

Curtain is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,379th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. Curtain is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Curtain are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Curtain is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 30,366. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 50 percent live, Queensland, where 19 percent live and Tasmania, where 15 percent live. Not including Australia it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Curtain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curtain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 28 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 514 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curtain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States Curtain are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curtain earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.91% less than the national average, earning R 173,688 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtain93366/
Curtaine930/
Curtan92151/
Courtaine8821/
Curtean861,186/
Cortain8624/
Kurtain8620/
Curthan8615/
Courtan865/
Curtine862/
Churtan861/
Curtaim860/
Curtane860/
Curtien860/
Courtaigne82122/
Courtine801,670/
Courtien80201/
Curtayne80138/
Courtant8049/
Courtand8040/
Curteian8013/
Courthan809/
Courtane801/
Courtijn801/
Chhurtan801/
Courtean800/
Curtanck800/
Curtisen800/
Kurtaine800/
Cortan771,133/
Kurtan77346/
Curtam779/
Courtigne75103/
Courthion7513/
Courrtine751/
Courtagne751/
Chourtane751/
Csortan71206/
Kurthan71109/
Corthan718/
Kortain711/
Curteam711/
Kaurtan711/
Courtieyon710/
Coortan710/
Khourtan67121/
Cortojan6734/
Courteyn6733/
Kurtiyan6731/
Courteen675/
Courthen673/
Kurtahyn671/
Cortejan671/
Kourtane671/
Kaurtang671/
Kurtoyan671/
Kurteyan671/
Corthean670/

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Footnotes

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