Curton Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Curton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2171:306,09546,684
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Curton (16) may also be a first name.

Curton Last Name Facts

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

Curton is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Curton is the 676,370th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Curton reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 306,095. In France Curton is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 40 percent reside, Martinique, where 32 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Curton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Curton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Curton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Curton last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.

Curton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.56% less than the national average, earning $35,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churton92732/
Courton9265/
Curtone9214/
Scurton921/
Curtton921/
Scourton8616/
Courthon862/
Caurthon861/
Corton833,050/
Curtan83151/
Kurton83140/
Curtom8383/
Surton835/
Jurton831/
Courtonne80335/
Kurtong77151/
Corthon7726/
Curthan7715/
Courtan775/
Scurtan774/
Churtan771/
Cortton771/
Sourton771/
Coerton770/
Coorton770/
Curtane770/
Courtonová756/
Courtant7149/
Courtand7140/
Courthan719/
Kurthong711/
Quorthon711/
Chhurtan711/
Courtane711/
Curtanck710/
Cortan671,133/
Kurtan67346/
Surtan67270/
Kurtun67203/
Korton67169/
Kurtán67142/
Jurtom6731/
Cortón6730/
Jurtan6717/
Curtam679/
Zorton677/
Cortun673/
Zurtun672/
Courtagne671/
Chourtane671/
Kurtonova671/
Curtum671/
Kurdthone671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Curton
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