Curteis Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Curteis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia621:435,41534,362
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Wales121:257,87814,969
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Curteis Last Name Facts

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

Curteis is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curteis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Curteis is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Curteis reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried 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. Apart from England it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Curteis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curteis has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Curteis surname increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curteis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Curteis last name is chiefly 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courteis930/
Curtis92203,547/
Curtes92133/
Curtiss868,066/
Courtes86940/
Courtis86842/
Curties86160/
Curtois8682/
Churtes8658/
Corteis8644/
Curtess8632/
Curtise869/
Curttis868/
Cusrtis863/
Curtese863/
Curttes863/
Curthis862/
Churtis862/
Curtish861/
Curtisz861/
Curtizs861/
Gcurtis861/
Curtets861/
Curtees860/
Curteys860/
Curtios860/
Ceurtis860/
Curtist860/
Curti8317,696/
Curte83199/
Courtois8025,242/
Courteix80806/
Courtais80605/
Courties80274/
Courthes8041/
Courtiss809/
Courtios807/
Curtejos803/
Chourtis802/
Ceurtois801/
Courtese801/
Caurthes800/
Courtish800/
Ccurtiss800/
Cortes77838,977/
Cortis771,949/
Curtet771,831/
Courte771,304/
Kurtis77848/
Courti77230/
Curtui77183/
Curtti77155/
Curtit7794/
Kurtes7793/
Curtiz7790/
Curtas7788/
Kurtei7784/
Curtio7778/
Ckurti7756/
Curter7738/
Curtez7723/
Curtid7710/
Córtes7710/
Curtic777/
Curtys777/
Curtie776/
Curtih775/
Cortei773/
Caurti772/
Currte772/
Curtea772/
Curthi771/
Zurtis771/
Curtoe771/
Çurtis771/
Curtís771/
Curtey770/
Curtip770/
Curtue770/
Courtisse7530/
Courtoise7528/
Curtisová755/
Courtoies753/
Courttest751/
Courtheix751/
Ccourtois751/
Coujrtois751/
Courter713,576/
Kourtis713,419/
Courtet711,752/
Curtice711,198/
Courtey71219/
Courtie71176/
Cortois71123/
Courtas71122/
Kurtish71106/
Kurtiss71106/
Courtheuse7153/
Courtès7149/
Kurtgis7143/
Corttes7142/
Curtuia7132/
Curtoys7122/
Cortess7119/
Cortiss7119/
Courtai7117/
Kurtisz7113/
Courtez7111/
Curttie7111/
Kurtais719/
Corteiz719/
Cortezs718/
Courtys717/
Courtoi716/
Curtich716/
Corttis715/
Kurtesh715/
Zuirtes715/
Kourtei714/
Cortesz714/
Corrtes714/
Cortees713/
Kurtets713/
Courtisová713/
Corteas713/
Corte's713/
Courtea712/
Courtee712/
Caurtas712/
Gcortes712/
Kurtišs712/
Kurtess711/
Kourtes711/
Corties711/
Currtas711/
Currter711/
Curther711/
Curtijo711/
Curtissová711/
Curtter711/
Dcortes711/
Kurteyi711/
Ccortes711/
Coertes711/
Caurtic711/
Courtec711/
Courthe711/
Courtue711/
Courtés711/
Cortais711/
Corthei711/
Corteji711/
Kurrtes711/
Keurtis711/
Curtace710/
Caurter710/
Curtass710/
Kurttes710/
Curttet710/
Corti6733,850/
Kurti6719,170/
Corte6714,194/
Curty674,034/
Curta671,579/
Kurte671,254/
Cortejos67683/
Courtice67427/
Curthoys67310/
Tsourtis67131/
Curtache6734/
Courteux6721/
Courthey6717/
Courthez6714/
Courtoys675/
Courtous673/
Courtoie672/
Kurtisch672/
Kurteich671/
Kurthuis671/
Courteax671/
Courteer671/
Courtaix671/
Kourtios671/
D'Cortes671/
Courtase671/
Courtoit671/
Courtoiz671/
Cortejas671/
Corthais671/
Curtj671/
Courttez671/
Curttoys670/

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