Curry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 10
Cambridgeshire 23
Channel Islands 15
Cheshire 53
Cornwall 53
Cumberland 43
Derbyshire 20
Devon 93
Dorset 2
Durham 1,396
Essex 38
Gloucestershire 99
Hampshire 27
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 14
Kent 37
Lancashire 312
Leicestershire 38
Lincolnshire 21
London 319
Middlesex 26
Northumberland 620
Norfolk 97
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 3
Rutland 0
Shropshire 6
Suffolk 53
Somerset 160
Surrey 29
Sussex 14
Staffordshire 19
Warwickshire 46
Westmorland 3
Wiltshire 5
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 268

Wales

Anglesey 1
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 5
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 35
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 8
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 0

Curry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Curry family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 806
Coal Miner 157
Agricultural Labourer 55
Dress Maker 47
Domestic Servant 37
General Labourer 34
Labourer 31
General Servant 29
Butcher 17
Joiner 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Shepherd 15
Clerk 14
Engine Fitter 14
Tailor 14
Grocer 14
House Keeper 14
Laundress 13
Blacksmith 13
Mason 12
Shoe Maker 11
House Painter 10
Charwoman 9
Painter 9
Annuitant 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Curry

Name Census Frequency
Mary Curry 2,094
John Curry 2,090
William Curry 1,811
Elizabeth Curry 1,323
Thomas Curry 1,229
James Curry 994
Robert Curry 970
George Curry 950
Jane Curry 949
Margaret Curry 775
Sarah Curry 742
Ann Curry 675
Joseph Curry 581
Isabella Curry 503
Henry Curry 432
Annie Curry 382
Hannah Curry 321
Charles Curry 287
Eliza Curry 284
Ralph Curry 270
Catherine Curry 265
Ellen Curry 264
Alice Curry 263
Edward Curry 256
Samuel Curry 226

Curry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Curry 100% 28,639
2 Kerry 60% 14,890
3 Carry 80% 6,482
4 Currey 83% 5,283
5 Corry 80% 3,872
6 Carrey 67% 1,105
7 Kery 40% 348
8 Correy 67% 324
9 Creary 50% 306
10 Cury 80% 285
11 Courey 67% 170
12 Curray 83% 132
13 Cerry 80% 110
14 Creery 50% 110

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The surname Curry is the most popular version of all its varients

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