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.
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| 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
Cury Religious Adherence
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Cury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cury is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Čury, Curý or Čurý. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cury? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,346th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 745,376 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name globally It is held by 68 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 6,976 people, or 1 in 30,687. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 58 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent reside.
Cury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cury surname expanded 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 holding the Cury last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cury are 5.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.18% being registered with 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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