Curtiss Surname
Approximately 8,066 people bear this surname
Curtiss 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.
Read More About This SurnameCurtiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,436 | 1:48,744 | 5,907 |
| England | 230 | 1:242,252 | 19,814 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 456 | 1:53,455 | 6,419 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,929 | 1:17,145 | 2,186 |
Curtiss (3,908) may also be a first name.
Curtiss 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.
(English) One with court-like, or elegant, manners, well bred.
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).
Curtiss Demographics
Average Curtiss Salary in
United States
$45,601 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Curtiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Curtiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Curtiss (Arabic: كرتس) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Curtiss? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 62,245th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 903,489 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Curtiss live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 112,049th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 3,908 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,436 people, or 1 in 48,744. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Curtiss is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Curtiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Curtiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 254 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Curtiss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Curtiss surname is principally Catholic (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Curtiss surname are 15.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.06% being registered with the political party.
The amount Curtiss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 399.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,187,220 per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $44,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Curtiss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Curtiss in the Arabic language | ||
| كرتس | krts | - |
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Footnotes
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