Cury Surname
Approximately 9,777 people bear this surname
Cury Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town.
Read More About This SurnameCury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6,976 | 1:30,687 | 1,298 |
| France | 928 | 1:71,576 | 9,987 |
| Dominican Republic | 917 | 1:11,377 | 903 |
| United States | 481 | 1:753,553 | 58,836 |
| Argentina | 80 | 1:534,293 | 38,967 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Colombia | 77 | 1:620,442 | 7,661 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 336 | 1:149,460 | 13,879 |
The alternate forms: Čury (9), Curý (1) & Čurý (3) are calculated separately.
Cury (68) may also be a first name.
Cury Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town. Sir Walter Scott, in his Lady of the Lake, has 'Fleet foot in the corrie,' and a footnote explains thus: 'Corrie or Cori, the hollow side of the hill where game usually lies.'
1743. Married — John Goddard and Margaret Curry: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1749. Thomas Thompson and Ann Come: ibid.
From Cury or Curye, a parish in Kerrier Hundred, found written Curytowne and Curyton; from crou-dun, the hill with the cross; or crou-todn, the cross in the green meadow.
Curry is a name that was represented by Corry in the adjacent county of Cumberland in the 13th century (H. R.).
The name of Curry occurred as Curri in Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Cury Demographics
Average Male Cury Height
177.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cury Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cury is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Čury, Curý or Čurý. Click here for further possible spellings of Cury.
How Common Is The Last Name Cury? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,346th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 745,376 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cury are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 68 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 6,976 people, or 1 in 30,687. In Brazil Cury is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 58 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Barring Brazil it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent reside.
Cury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cury last name increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Cury surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cury surname are 5.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cury earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.85% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,109 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $22,982,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.56% more than the national average, earning $52,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $53,792 CAD per year.
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