Curtois Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Curtois Surname Definition:

(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.

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Curtois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Curtois Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Curtois Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curtois is found in Venezuela more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Curtois click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtois? popularity and diffusion

The surname Curtois is the 2,075,631st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Curtois are found; 46 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Venezuela, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 915,275. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 33 percent reside, Aragua, where 30 percent reside and Carabobo, where 21 percent reside. Not including Venezuela this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Curtois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Curtois has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curtois Last Name Statistics demography

Curtois earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtois9325,242/
Ceurtois931/
Curtis92203,547/
Curtos926/
Courtoise8828/
Courtoies883/
Ccourtois881/
Coujrtois881/
Curtiss868,066/
Courtis86842/
Curteis86237/
Curties86160/
Cortois86123/
Curtoys8622/
Curtise869/
Curttis868/
Courtos866/
Courtoi866/
Cusrtis863/
Curthis862/
Churtis862/
Curtish861/
Curtisz861/
Curtizs861/
Gcurtis861/
Churtos861/
Curtios860/
Ceurtis860/
Curtist860/
Curttos860/
Curti8317,696/
Curto8316,587/
Courtais80605/
Curthoys80310/
Courties80274/
Courtiss809/
Courtios807/
Courtoys805/
Curtejos803/
Courtous803/
Chourtis802/
Courtoie802/
Chourtos801/
Courtoit801/
Courtoiz801/
Curttoys800/
Courtish800/
Courteis800/
Ccurtiss800/
Cortis771,949/
Kurtis77848/
Courti77230/
Curtui77183/
Curtti77155/
Curtes77133/
Kurtos77114/
Courto77109/
Curtit7794/
Curtiz7790/
Curtas7788/
Curtio7778/
Ckurti7756/
Curtto7744/
Curtot7718/
Curtoy7715/
Curtid7710/
Cortos779/
Curtic777/
Curtys777/
Curtie776/
Curtih775/
Curtho774/
Caurti772/
Cuirto771/
Curthi771/
Zurtis771/
Curtoe771/
Çurtis771/
Curtís771/
Cortoi771/
Curtip770/
Caurto770/
Courtisse7530/
Curtisová755/
Courthoys751/
Kourtis713,419/
Courtot712,905/
Curtice711,198/
Courtes71940/
Courtoy71515/
Csortos71402/
Cortoos71233/
Courtie71176/
Kurtoić71139/
Courtas71122/
Kurtish71106/
Kurtiss71106/
Churtes7158/
Courtès7149/
Corteis7144/
Kurtgis7143/
Cortoys7143/
Curtoud7139/
Curtess7132/
Curtuia7132/
Cortiss7119/
Courtai7117/
Kurtisz7113/
Curttie7111/
Kurtais719/
Courthouse717/
Courtys717/
Cortous716/
Curtich716/
Corttis715/
Courtox714/
Courtisová713/
Curtese713/
Curttes713/
Curthoy712/
Kurtoic712/
Caurtas712/
Courtou712/
Zourtos712/
Kurtišs712/
Kourtos711/
Corties711/
Currtas711/
Curtijo711/
Curtissová711/
Churthouse711/
Caurtic711/
Courtés711/
Curtets711/
Curtouz711/
Cortais711/
Cortoiz711/
Cheurto711/
Keurtis711/
Curtees710/
Curteys710/
Curtass710/
Corti6733,850/
Kurti6719,170/
Curty674,034/
Curta671,579/
Courteix67806/
Kurto67747/
Cortejos67683/
Corto67602/
Courtice67427/
Courtoux67266/
Curte67199/
Tsourtis67131/
Courtout6776/
Tsourtos6741/
Courthes6741/
Courtoud6711/
Curtò677/
Tzourtos674/
Curtó674/
Courthod672/
Kurtisch672/
Korthois671/
Kurthuis671/
Courtaix671/
Kourtios671/
Courtase671/
Courtese671/
Corthais671/
Curtj671/
Caurthes670/
Corthous670/

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