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 is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Curtice? popularity and diffusion
Curtice is the 313,632nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Curtice are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Curtice is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 177 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 327,129. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
Curtice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Curtice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curtice surname expanded 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Curtice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Curtice surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Curtice surname are 0.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.65% registered with the 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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