Curtis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Curtis Name Meaning: A nickname for a courteous or refined person.

The name is of Old French origin.Middle english/curteis,'co(u)rtois'refined','accomplished'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Curtis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Curtis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,116
Agricultural Labourer 498
General Labourer 200
Domestic Servant 169
Labourer 166
Dress Maker 158
General Servant 131
Laundress 122
Coal Miner 114
Farm Labourer 95
Carpenter 92
General Servant Domestic 78
Annuitant 76
Tailor 64
House Keeper 57
Charwoman 46
Servant 44
Baker 42
Farmers Son 42
Gardener 41
Cook Domestic Servant 40
Bricklayer 37
Butcher 35
No Occupation 35
Shoe Maker 35

Curtis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Curtis 100% 107,851
2 Curtes 83% 8,823
3 Courts 67% 2,380
4 Curtiss 86% 2,222
5 Curties 86% 2,129
6 Courtis 86% 1,952
7 Crates 50% 1,658
8 Cartis 83% 1,228
9 Cortis 83% 923
10 Cartes 67% 777
11 Curteis 86% 235
12 Courtes 71% 215
13 Curts 83% 214
14 Carts 67% 190
15 Cortes 67% 185
16 Corts 67% 120
17 Curtois 86% 119

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