Curties Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Curties 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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Curties Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:663,31038,317
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Curties (49) may also be a first name.

Curties 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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

Norman French curteis, curtois. Civil, courteous. See English Surn. i. 143.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Curties Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curties is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curties? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Curties are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Curties is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 663,310. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 30 percent reside, West Sussex, where 20 percent reside and Merseyside, where 19 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Curties Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Curties has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Curties last name grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curties Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Curties surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Curties surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Curties earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning $40,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courties93274/
Curtis92203,547/
Curtes92133/
Curtie926/
Courtoies883/
Curtiss868,066/
Curtice861,198/
Courtes86940/
Courtis86842/
Curteis86237/
Courtie86176/
Curtois8682/
Churtes8658/
Curtier8653/
Curtess8632/
Curttie8611/
Curtise869/
Curttis868/
Cusrtis863/
Curtese863/
Curttes863/
Curthis862/
Churtis862/
Corties861/
Curtish861/
Curtisz861/
Curtizs861/
Gcurtis861/
Curtets861/
Curtees860/
Curteys860/
Curtios860/
Ceurtis860/
Curtist860/
Courtois8025,242/
Courtier802,473/
Courtais80605/
Courtice80427/
Courthes8041/
Courtiss809/
Courtios807/
Curttier804/
Curtejos803/
Chourtis802/
Ceurtois801/
Courtese801/
Caurtier800/
Caurthes800/
Curtiece800/
Courtish800/
Courteis800/
Ccurtiss800/
Cortes77838,977/
Cortis771,949/
Kurtis77848/
Cortie77155/
Kurtes7793/
Curtiz7790/
Curtez7723/
Córtes7710/
Curtys777/
Kurtie771/
Zurtis771/
Çurtis771/
Curtís771/
Courtisse7530/
Courtoise7528/
Curtisová755/
Courtiois751/
Courttest751/
Ccourtois751/
Coujrtois751/
Kourtis713,419/
Cortois71123/
Kurtish71106/
Kurtiss71106/
Courtheuse7153/
Courtès7149/
Corteis7144/
Kurtgis7143/
Corttes7142/
Curtoys7122/
Cortess7119/
Cortiss7119/
Cortjie7117/
Cortiez7115/
Kurtisz7113/
Courtez7111/
Kurtais719/
Cortezs718/
Courtys717/
Cortyis717/
Curtich716/
Corttis715/
Kurtesh715/
Zuirtes715/
Cortesz714/
Corrtes714/
Cortees713/
Kurtets713/
Courtisová713/
Corteas713/
Corte's713/
Gcortes712/
Kurtišs712/
Kurtess711/
Kurtier711/
Kurtiis711/
Kourtes711/
Curtissová711/
Dcortes711/
Cortiea711/
Kurtiše711/
Ccortes711/
Coertes711/
Courtié711/
Courtés711/
Cortais711/
Corteés711/
Cortées711/
Kurrtes711/
Keurtis711/
Kurttes710/
Courteix67806/
Cortejos67683/
Curthoys67310/
Tsourtis67131/
Courthez6714/
Courtoys675/
Courtous673/
Qaurtier672/
Kurtisch672/
Kurthuis671/
Courteax671/
Courtaix671/
Keurtice671/
Kourtios671/
D'Cortes671/
Courtoiz671/
Cortejas671/
Corthais671/
Courttez671/
Curttoys670/

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