Curties Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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. - 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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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.
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