Curtice Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Curtice Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the courteous,' one of courtly manners; Middle English curteys and corleys; Old French curttis. A popular surname from the 13th century downwards. It was perfectly natural that a sobriquet of this complimentary character should be retained where possible.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,108 | 1:327,129 | 29,706 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 218 | 1:111,814 | 10,928 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 745 | 1:67,408 | 7,311 |
Curtice (177) may also be a first name.
Curtice Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the courteous,' one of courtly manners; Middle English curteys and corleys; Old French curttis. A popular surname from the 13th century downwards. It was perfectly natural that a sobriquet of this complimentary character should be retained where possible. 'Curteyse, urbanus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Richard Curtayse, Northumberland, Henry III-Edward. I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Robert Courteys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William le Curteis, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Curteys, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Osbert le Curteys, Essex, ibid.
Henry Corteys, Devon, ibid.
Richard le Corteys, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Adam Curtase, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Cartas, 1379: ibid.
1550. William Curteys and Margery Baynerd: Marriage Lic. (London).
1569. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Curtys: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1718. Married — James Curtis and Priscilla Brathwaite: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(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.
Norman French curteis, curtois. Civil, courteous. See English Surn. i. 143.
An abbreviation of courteous. It may be from Curthose, a name given for wearing short hose, as the name Curtmantle was given to Henry the Second of England, from his introducing the fashion of wearing shorter mantles than had been previously used.
Curtis. —Characteristic of the south, and east of England south of the Humber. Best represented in Bucks, and afterwards in Notts. This is an ancient English name, occurring, as it does now, in Bucks, Essex, and Lincolnshire in the reign of Edward I.; it was also at that time numerous in Cambridgeshire and Hunts (Hundred Rolls).
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Curtice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Curtice Come From? nationality or country of origin
Curtice occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Curtice click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Curtice? popularity and diffusion
It is the 313,632nd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Curtice live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Curtice is also the 685,598th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 177 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 327,129. In The United States Curtice is most frequent in: California, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.
Curtice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Curtice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Curtice last name increased 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Curtice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Curtice surname are 0.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.65% registered with the political party.
Curtice earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,303 USD per year.
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