Curteis Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Curteis Surname Definition:
(A. - French - Latin) Courteous, Polished [Middle English curteys, curteis, Old French curteis, corteis (French courtois), Low Latin curtensis, cortensis; Latin cors, coitis, a court] William le Curteis.—Hundred Rolls Richard le Curteis.—Close Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameCurteis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Curteis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(A. - French - Latin) Courteous, Polished [Middle English curteys, curteis, Old French curteis, corteis (French courtois), Low Latin curtensis, cortensis; Latin cors, coitis, a court] William le Curteis.—Hundred Rolls Richard le Curteis.—Close Rolls.
And called Caton, his knave, Curteis of speche.—Piers Plowman, 2109-10.
Til that dore of thilk [that] entre A mayden curteys openyde me.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 537-8.
Curteis Demographics
Average Curteis Salary in
England
£31,350
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Curteis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Curteis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Curteis occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Curteis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Curteis are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 28 percent reside, Shropshire, where 17 percent reside and East Sussex, where 12 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.
Curteis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Curteis has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Curteis surname increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Curteis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Curteis surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
The amount Curteis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.31% more than the national average, earning R 366,696 per year and in Canada they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $57,767 CAD per year.
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Curteis Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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